Difference between revisions of "Str.fromhex"
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Latest revision as of 10:52, 24 November 2010
Calling Pattern
Call
local b = sl.str.fromhex(a)
Args
a is a string of hexadecimal characters
Results
b is a string
Usage Example
local s = sl.str
local a = s.tohex('One converted string.')
local r = s.fromhex(a)
print(a)
print(r)
--> 4f6e6520636f6e76657274656420737472696e672e
    One converted string.
Description
Decodes a hexadecimal sequence into a string. Ignores interstitial non-hex characters in the source string.
Upon Error
Fromhex fails silently. If fromhex receives incorrect parameter types, then '' (an empty string) is returned.
