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*Hex (short for hexadecimal) encoding is usually used for debugging when there is a concern that non-displayable characters (including trailing blanks) might be present in a string. By hex encoding such a string, all non-displayable bytes are converted to displayable hexadecimal equivalents. | *Hex (short for hexadecimal) encoding is usually used for debugging when there is a concern that non-displayable characters (including trailing blanks) might be present in a string. By hex encoding such a string, all non-displayable bytes are converted to displayable hexadecimal equivalents. | ||
*The StringToHex function always returns an even number of bytes. | *The StringToHex function always returns an even number of bytes. | ||
*The inverse of StringToHex is [[ | *The inverse of StringToHex is [[HexToString (String function)|HexToString]]. | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 21 October 2010
This intrinsic function returns the hex encoded value of the method object string.
StringToHex is available as of version 7.2 of the Sirius Mods.
StringToHex syntax
%outStr = string:StringToHex
Syntax Terms
- %outStr
- A string variable to receive the hex encoded value of the method object string.
- string
- The string to be hex encoded.
Usage Notes
- Hex (short for hexadecimal) encoding is usually used for debugging when there is a concern that non-displayable characters (including trailing blanks) might be present in a string. By hex encoding such a string, all non-displayable bytes are converted to displayable hexadecimal equivalents.
- The StringToHex function always returns an even number of bytes.
- The inverse of StringToHex is HexToString.
Examples
The following statement displays 'D581A8A281A88599':
printText {'Naysayer':stringToHex}