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HexStr

Syntax

HexStr(str);

str

A string.

Description

Copies a string and interprets numbers in angle brackets as two-digit hexadecimal numbers (useful for Escape sequences). Other characters are returned unchanged.

Returns

A string.

Example

$a=hexstr("pre<1B,7C,8A>post");
$b=hexstr("xyz <30,39>");

Result:

$a="pre...post" 

(Where "..." are three converted numbers which may be non-printable.)

$b="xyz 09"