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Convert from hex string (string.from_hex)

Declaration

data = string.from_hex(hex_text)

Parameters

  • hex_text
    string. Hex text to be converted back to string.

Returns

  • data
    string or nil. Returns the converted string. If input is not valid hex, returns nil.

Description

The inverse of string.to_hex. Convert printable hex text back to string (or binary data).

Example

sys.alert(string.from_hex('e4b880e4ba9be695b0e68dae'))
-- "一些数据"

Note: Uses function outside of this chapter: sys.alert

More examples

At the end of this chapter