X (String function)

Hex constant method (String class)

This intrinsic function returns the unencoded value of a hex-encoded string. It is a compile-time-only equivalent of the HexToString method. Since in use the method acts like a hex constant, it is also documented with the Constant methods.

The X function treats each input character as an input hex digit.

The X method is available as of Sirius Mods version 7.3.

Syntax

%outString = string:X

Syntax terms

%out	A string variable to receive the unencoded value of the method object string.
string	A hex-encoded string value.

Usage notes

• As in all Janus SOAP system methods with string outputs, the %out string variable provides longstring behavior. This adds 28 bytes of VTBL usage to every X constant, however.
• Although its utility is dubious, the following is valid and sets %x to 'X'01:

%x = 'f0f1':x:x

• The X function requires a method object string with an even number of bytes.

Example

The following statement would display '1234':

printText {'f1f2f3f4':x}

See also

Float class String class Unicode class	List of Float methods List of String methods List of Unicode methods List of Intrinsic methods	Float methods syntax String methods syntax Unicode methods syntax
Notation conventions for methods