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Decodes data from Base64 notation and
returns it as a string.
Equivlaent to calling
new String( decode( s ) )
As of 0.9.14, decodes as UTF-8. Prior to that, it used the platform's encoding.
For best results, decoded data should be 7 bit.
As of 0.9.14, does not require trailing '=' if remaining bits are zero.
Prior to that, trailing 1, 2, or 3 chars were ignored.
As of 0.9.14, trailing garbage after an '=' will cause an error.
Prior to that, it was ignored.
As of 0.9.14, whitespace will cause an error.
Prior to that, it was ignored.