# [Ride v5] Decoding functions

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Name	Description	Complexity
addressFromString(String): Address\|Unit	Decodes address from base58 string	1
addressFromStringValue(String): Address	Decodes address from base58 string. Fails if the address cannot be decoded	1
fromBase16String(String): ByteVector	Decodes base16 string to an array of bytes	10
fromBase58String(String): ByteVector	Decodes base58 string to an array of bytes	1
fromBase64String(String): ByteVector	Decodes base64 string to an array of bytes	40

Decodes address from base58 string.

addressFromString(string: String): Address|Unit

For a description of the return value, see the Address article.

Parameter	Description
`string`: String	String to decode

let address = addressFromString("3NADPfTVhGvVvvRZuqQjhSU4trVqYHwnqjF")

# addressFromStringValue(String): Address

Decodes address from base58 string.

Fails if the address cannot be decoded.

addressFromStringValue(string: String): Address

For a description of the return value, see the Address article.

Parameter	Description
`string`: String	String to decode

let address = addressFromStringValue("3NADPfTVhGvVvvRZuqQjhSU4trVqYHwnqjF")

Decodes a base16 string to an array of bytes.

fromBase16String(str: String): ByteVector

Parameter	Description
`str`: String	String to decode

let bytes = fromBase16String("52696465")

Decodes a base58 string to an array of bytes.

fromBase58String(str: String): ByteVector

Parameter	Description
`str`: String	String to decode. Up to 100 characters

let bytes = fromBase58String("37BPKA")

Decodes a base64 string to an array of bytes.

fromBase64String(str: String): ByteVector

Parameter	Description
`str`: String	String to decode

let bytes = fromBase64String("UmlkZQ==")