# Javascript: TXTextControl.atobUTF8 Method

> Decodes a string of data which has been encoded using base-64 encoding.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 27.0
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: TXTextControl.atobUTF8 Method
- **213 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/atobutf8-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/atobutf8-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/txtextcontrol/atobutf8-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Decodes a string of data which has been encoded using base-64 encoding.

### Syntax

```javascript
<string> TXTextControl.atobUTF8(<string> inputString, [<boolean> keepBOM])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| inputString | A base-64 encoded unicode string. |
| keepBOM | Optional. Set this to true in case the original string had a byte order mark and you want to keep it. |

### Return Value

The original unicode string.

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `TXTextControl.atobUTF8` in a practical document-editing workflow. Decodes a string of data which has been encoded using base-64 encoding.

```javascript
TXTextControl.atobUTF8("Quarterly report", true);
```

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