Mail_mimeDecode::uudecode()

Mail_mimeDecode::uudecode() – decode of UU-coded data

Synopsis

require_once 'Mail/mimeDecode.php';

array &uudecode ( string $input )

Description

Decodes UU-coded data. 'Unix-to-Unix'-Encoding is used to send binary files (eg. programs, graphics) over 7bit-ASCII-only media, like email.

Parameter

string $input - data to decode

Return value

array - the decoded data

string $return[]['filename'] - the name of the UUencoded file.
string $return[]['fileperm'] - the file permissions of the UUencoded file, if given. The format is unix-styled, ie. "0666" or "666".
string $return[]['filedata'] - the decoded content of the UUencoded file.

Note

This function can be called statically.