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.IX Title "String::HexConvert 3pm"
.TH String::HexConvert 3pm 2024-02-03 "perl v5.38.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
String::HexConvert \- Converts ascii strings to hex and reverse
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\& use String::HexConvert \*(Aq:all\*(Aq;
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\& print ascii_to_hex("hello world"); # writes: 68656c6c6f20776f726c64
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\& print hex_to_ascii("68656c6c6f20776f726c64"); # writes: hello world
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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It is a wrapper around pack and unpack of perl to convert a string of hex digits
to ascii and other way around.
.SH REQUIRES
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Exporter
.SH METHODS
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.SS ascii_to_hex
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\& my $hex = ascii_to_hex($ascii);
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.PP
Converts a string to pairs of hex digits
.SS hex_to_ascii
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\& my $ascii = hex_to_ascii($hex);
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Converts pairs of hex digits to asci
.SH WHY?
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In know the comments like "is that realy needed?". IMHO yes, because I forget the 
exact syntax and possibilities of pack and unpack but hex_to_ascii tells me directly
what pack "H*" does.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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pack, unpack, Data::Translate
.SH AUTHOR
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Andreas Hernitscheck  ahernit(AT)cpan.org
.SH LICENSE
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You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the conditions of LGPL.