X (String function)

Hex constant method (String class)

X is an intrinsic function that returns the unencoded value of a hex-encoded string. It is a compile-time-only equivalent of HexToString. Since, in use, it 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.

Syntax

%outString = string:X

Syntax terms

%string	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 output %string variable provides longstring behavior. However, this adds 28 bytes of VTBL usage to every X constant.
• Although its utility is dubious, the following is valid and sets %x to x'01':

  %x = 'f0f1':x:x

• X requires a method object %string with an even number of bytes.
• X is available as of Sirius Mods version 7.3.

Example

1. 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