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.TH "gsasl_base64_encode" 3 "1.10.0" "gsasl" "gsasl"
.SH NAME
gsasl_base64_encode \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <gsasl.h>
.sp
.BI "int gsasl_base64_encode(char const * " src ", size_t " srclength ", char * " target ", size_t " targsize ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "char const * src" 12
input byte array
.IP "size_t srclength" 12
size of input byte array
.IP "char * target" 12
output byte array
.IP "size_t targsize" 12
size of output byte array
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Encode data as base64.  Converts characters, three at a time,
starting at src into four base64 characters in the target area
until the entire input buffer is encoded.

Return value: Returns the number of data bytes stored at the
target, or \-1 on error.
.SH "DEPRECATED"
Use \fBgsasl_base64_to()\fP instead.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-gsasl@gnu.org>.
.br
General guidelines for reporting bugs: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
.br
GNU SASL home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2002-2021 Simon Josefsson.
.br
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B gsasl
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B gsasl
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info gsasl
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:
.IP
.B http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/manual/
.PP