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Returns a String.
Convenience for <code>encode_config(input, base64::STANDARD);</code>.</p>
<h1 id="example" class="section-header"><a href="#example">Example</a></h1>
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<span class="kw">extern</span> <span class="kw">crate</span> <span class="ident">base64</span>;
<span class="kw">fn</span> <span class="ident">main</span>() {
<span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">b64</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">base64::encode</span>(<span class="string">b"hello world"</span>);
<span class="macro">println!</span>(<span class="string">"{}"</span>, <span class="ident">b64</span>);
}</pre></div>
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