NAME

       decode-hex -  (hex-encoding)

PURPOSE

       Decode hexadecimal string into data.

SYNTAX

           decode-hex <data> to <output> \
               [ input-length <input length> ]

DESCRIPTION

       decode-hex will decode hexadecimal string <data> to string <output> given in "to" clause.

       <data>  must  consist of an even number of digits 0-9 and letters A-F or a-f. The length of <data> may be
       given by <input length> number in "input-length" clause, otherwise it is assumed to be the string  length
       of <data>.

EXAMPLES

       Get the original binary data from a hexadecimal string "hexdata". The output string "binout" is created:

           set-string hexdata = "0041000F414200"
           decode-hex hexdata to binout

       The value of "binout" will be binary data equal to this C literal:

           "\x00""A""\x00""\xF""AB""\x00""\x04"

SEE ALSO

        Hex encoding

       decode-hex encode-hex See all documentation

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