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Binary.createFromBase64()

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Creates a binary object from a base64 value.

Binary.createFromBase64( <base64String> [ , <subType> ] )

The method accepts the following fields:

Field
Type
Description
base64String
String
Specifies a string that contains a base64 value. For example, "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQhCg==".
subType
Integer

Optional. Specifies a binary subtype.

Value
Description
0
Generic binary subtype
1
Function
2
Byte array (deprecated)
3
Old UUID (deprecated)
4
UUID
5
MD5
128 through 255
User defined

The following examples show how to add a binary object to a document using Binary.createFromBase64() and how the binary object appears in the output when retrieved.

The following example creates a collection named binaryObjectsFromBase64:

db.binaryObjectsFromBase64.insertOne( {
_id: 0,
binaryObject: Binary.createFromBase64( "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQhCg==" )
} )

The binaryObject field contains the binary object created from the string specified in Binary.createFromBase64().

The following example retrieves the document:

db.binaryObjectsFromBase64.findOne( { _id: 0 } )

Note

Starting in mongosh 2.0.0, binary objects are shown as Binary.createFromBase64( <base64String> ) values instead of Binary( Buffer.from( <base64String> ) ) values. This only changes the display of binary values.

Example output, starting in mongosh 2.0.0:

{
_id: 0,
binaryObject: Binary.createFromBase64("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQhCg==")
}

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