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scan_base64(3)		    Library Functions Manual		  scan_base64(3)

NAME
     scan_base64 - decode base64 encoded data

SYNTAX
     #include <libowfat/textcode.h>

     size_t scan_base64(const char *src,char *dest,size_t* destlen);

DESCRIPTION
     scan_base64  decodes  base64 encoded data from src into dest.  It will stop
     when it encounters any non-valid input characters.  It will then write  the
     number  of  decoded  bytes  in dest into *destlen, and return the number of
     bytes decoded from src.

     Note that real world base64 encoded data is sometimes permitted to  contain
     whitespace  characters or new lines. This function will not allow those and
     return the decoded data until then.

     Many base64 variants demand padding in the last block. Some don't. This im-
     plementation will consume padding if it is there, but will not complain  if
     it is not.

     dest can be NULL. destlen can be NULL. dest can be src.

RETURN VALUE
     scan_base64  returns the number of bytes successfully scanned and processed
     from src.

EXAMPLES
     scan_base64("Zm5vcmQ=",buf,&i) -> return 8, i=5, buf="fnord"

SEE ALSO
     scan_base64url(3), scan_xlong(3), scan_8long(3), fmt_ulong(3)

								  scan_base64(3)

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