---
name: "String::HexConvert"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libstring-hexconvert-perl"
version: "0.02-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/String::HexConvert"
---

# String::HexConvert(3pm)

Converts ascii strings to hex and reverse

## NAME

String::HexConvert - Converts ascii strings to hex and reverse

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use String::HexConvert ':all';
 print ascii_to_hex("hello world"); # writes: 68656c6c6f20776f726c64
 print hex_to_ascii("68656c6c6f20776f726c64"); # writes: hello world
```

## DESCRIPTION

It is a wrapper around pack and unpack of perl to convert a string of hex digits to ascii and other way around.

## REQUIRES

Exporter

## METHODS

### ascii\_to\_hex

```
 my $hex = ascii_to_hex($ascii);
```

Converts a string to pairs of hex digits

### hex\_to\_ascii

```
 my $ascii = hex_to_ascii($hex);
```

Converts pairs of hex digits to asci

## WHY?

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.

## SEE ALSO

pack, unpack, Data::Translate

## AUTHOR

Andreas Hernitscheck  ahernit(AT)cpan.org

## LICENSE

You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the conditions of LGPL.