HexToString (String function)
This intrinsic function returns the unencoded value of a hex encoded string.
HexToString is available as of version 7.2 of the Sirius Mods.
HexToString syntax
%outStr = string:hexToString
Syntax Terms
- %outStr
- A string variable to receive the unencoded value of the method object string.
- string
- A hex-encoded string value.
Exceptions
This intrinsic function can throw the following exceptions:
- InvalidHexData
- If the method object string does not contain a properly encoded hexadecimal value. The exception object indicates the position of the first invalid character in the method object string, or it indicates a zero if the method object string had an odd number of characters.
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 HexToString function requires a method object string with an even number of bytes.
- HexToString displays a question mark ('?') in a case where a converted hex value has no displayable character representation.
- The X function is a compile-time only equivalent of the HexToString method.
- The inverse of HexToString is StringToHex.
Examples
- The following statement displays 'Saint Marie':
printText {'E2818995A340D481998985':hexToString}
- The following statement displays '??' because no displayable characters exist for the specified hex values:
printText {'FFFE':hexToString(signed=true)}