Method convertToByteString

src/core/Utils.mjs:379–395

* Coverts data of varying types to a byte string. * Accepts hex, Base64, UTF8 and Latin1 strings. * * @param {string} str * @param {string} type - One of "Binary", "Hex", "Decimal", "Base64", "UTF8" or "Latin1" * @returns {string} * * @example * // returns "П

(str, type)

     * Utils.convertToByteString("0JfQtNGA0LDQstGB0YLQstGD0LnRgtC1", "base64");
     */
    static convertToByteString(str, type) {
        switch (type.toLowerCase()) {
            case "binary":
                return Utils.byteArrayToChars(fromBinary(str));
            case "hex":
                return Utils.byteArrayToChars(fromHex(str));
            case "decimal":
                return Utils.byteArrayToChars(fromDecimal(str));
            case "base64":
                return Utils.byteArrayToChars(fromBase64(str, null, "byteArray"));
            case "utf8":
                return utf8.encode(str);
            case "latin1":
            default:
                return str;
        }
    }


    /**