# Method MIME.decode()

Method decode

  ``string`|`StringRange` decode(`string`|`StringRange` `data`, `string` `encoding`)`

Description

  Extract raw data from an encoded string suitable for transport between systems.

  The encoding can be any of

  ``"7bit"``
  ``"8bit"``
  ``"base64"``
  ``"binary"``
  ``"quoted-printable"``
  ``"x-uue"``
  ``"x-uuencode"``

  The encoding string is not case sensitive.

See also

  MIME.encode()