4.2.7 Inline Encoding
Basic Definition | Description| | Example
Basic Definition
- Parameter Name
- ENCODING
- Purpose
- To specify an alternate inline encoding for the property value.
Format Definition
The property parameter is defined by the following
notation:
encodingparam = "ENCODING" "="
("8BIT"
; "8bit" text encoding is defined in [RFC 2045]
/ "BASE64"
; "BASE64" binary encoding format is defined in [RFC 2045]
/ iana-token
; Some other IANA registered iCalendar encoding type
/ x-name)
; A non-standard, experimental encoding type
Description
The property parameter identifies the inline encoding used in a property value. The default encoding is "8BIT", corresponding to a property value consisting of text. The "BASE64" encoding type corresponds to a property value encoded using the "BASE64" encoding defined in [RFC 2045].
If the value type parameter is ";VALUE=BINARY", then the inline encoding parameter MUST be specified with the value ";ENCODING=BASE64".
Example
ATTACH;FMTYPE=IMAGE/JPEG;ENCODING=BASE64;VALUE=BINARY:MIICajC CAdOgAwIBAgICBEUwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQAwdzELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxLDA qBgNVBAoTI05ldHNjYXBlIENvbW11bmljYXRpb25zIENvcnBvcmF0aW9uMRw <...remainder of "BASE64" encoded binary data...>