# Functions

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##  decode

▸ **decode**(input: *`null` \| `Uint8Array`*): `Uint8Array` \| `null` \| `Array`<`null` \| `Uint8Array` \| `Array`<`null` \| `Uint8Array`>>

*Defined in [decode.ts:95](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/2efc5f7/packages/trie-codec/src/decode.ts#L95)*

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| input | `null` \| `Uint8Array` |

**Returns:** `Uint8Array` \| `null` \| `Array`<`null` \| `Uint8Array` \| `Array`<`null` \| `Uint8Array`>>

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