/// <summary>
        /// Decodes the base64 encoded members of the Item if necessary.
        /// The Name property of an Item can be base64 encoded.
        /// This method also decodes any encoded properties of the Attributes
        /// associated with the Input Item.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="inputItem">The Item to be decoded</param>
        /// <seealso cref="P:Amazon.SimpleDB.Model.Item.NameEncoding" />
        /// <seealso cref="P:Amazon.SimpleDB.Util.AmazonSimpleDBUtil.DecodeAttributes" />
        public static void DecodeItem(Amazon.SimpleDB.Model.Item inputItem)
        {
            if (null == inputItem)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("inputItem", "The Item passed in was null");
            }

            string encoding = inputItem.AlternateNameEncoding;
            if (null != encoding)
            {
                if (string.Equals(encoding, base64Str, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                {
                    // The Name is base64 encoded
                    inputItem.Name = AmazonSimpleDBUtil.DecodeBase64String(inputItem.Name);
                    inputItem.AlternateNameEncoding = "";
                }
            }

            AmazonSimpleDBUtil.DecodeAttributes(inputItem.Attributes);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Decodes the base64 encoded members of the Item if necessary.
        /// The Name property of an Item can be base64 encoded.
        /// This method also decodes any encoded properties of the Attributes
        /// associated with the Input Item.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="inputItem">The Item to be decoded</param>
        /// <seealso cref="P:Amazon.SimpleDB.Model.Item.NameEncoding" />
        /// <seealso cref="P:Amazon.SimpleDB.Util.AmazonSimpleDBUtil.DecodeAttributes" />
        public static void DecodeItem(Amazon.SimpleDB.Model.Item inputItem)
        {
            if (null == inputItem)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("inputItem", "The Item passed in was null");
            }

            string encoding = inputItem.NameEncoding;

            if (null != encoding)
            {
                if (String.Compare(encoding, base64Str, true) == 0)
                {
                    // The Name is base64 encoded
                    inputItem.Name         = AmazonSimpleDBUtil.DecodeBase64String(inputItem.Name);
                    inputItem.NameEncoding = "";
                }
            }

            AmazonSimpleDBUtil.DecodeAttributes(inputItem.Attribute);
        }