Function: text.encode
Encodes given text to bytes, using the specified character set.
Arguments
| Arguments | |
|---|---|
text |
The input to be encoded. |
charset |
The IANA charset name; e.g. |
Returns
The encoded bytes.
Raised exceptions
| Exceptions | |
|---|---|
ValueError | If the charset is unsupported, or if the text contains codepoints that are not representable in the specified charset. |
Examples
# Return Base64 text "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ=" using `text.encode` function-assignStep:assign:# Encode string to bytes-encodedBytes:${text.encode("Hello World","UTF-8")}-returnStep:# Encode bytes to Base64 textreturn:${base64.encode(encodedBytes)}
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Last updated 2026-02-19 UTC.