I need to recode something from js to c# that utilises the btoa method in js on a string of unicode chars to convert them to base64. However, as far as I know the encoding used by javascrpt is different to all those available in c#. I need the encoding to be exactly the same and not return different values across these languages. I have tried setting up a nodejs server and making get requests to it, in order to run the encoding that way, but this is far too slow and unstable. I am under the impression I would need to make my own encoding table but I have no idea where to start or how to implement this. If anyone could help that would be greatly appreciated.
tl;dr: javascript's btoa returns different value than base 64 encoding in c# does. I need it to be the same values.
code and outputs:
c#:
String fromChar = new
String(247,71,186,8,125,72,2,1.0078125,0.003936767578125);
var plainTextBytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(fromChar);
Console.WriteLine(System.Convert.ToBase64String(plainTextBytes));
output = w7dHwroIfUgCAQA=
javascript:
var x = btoa(String.fromCharCode(247,71,186,8,125,72,2,1.0078125,0.003936767578125);
console.log(x)
output =
90e6CH1IAgEA
I am aware the former example uses utf8 encoding which js does not, the problem is there is no encoding in .net that matches the javascript encoding.
Edit: Tried to compare the byte arrays of both c# and javascript but the problem is the btoa function uses an unnamed encoding, so I can't actually get the bytes to print the byte array for it without assuming it is something like utf8 which it is not.
Worked it out. For anyone wondering the encoding used is iso encoding. The btoa function in javascript can be replicated by using the following c# method:
public string encoding(string toEncode)
{
byte[] bytes= Encoding.GetEncoding(28591).GetBytes(toEncode);
string toReturn = System.Convert.ToBase64String(bytes);
return toReturn;
}
The decoding will be the following:
string base64EncodedString = "6Q==";
Encoding.GetEncoding(28591).GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(base64EncodedString));
// "é"
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