CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Converts a hex value to a string.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfoutput>
#hexToString("B52EC9272A2E62B03FFA2E733FDDB86D4970E5D1F2FFEE")#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Converts a hex value to a string.
 * 
 * @param hex      Hex string. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Michael Krock (michael.krock@avv.com) 
 * @version 1, January 28, 2004 
 */
function hexToString(hex) {
    
    var str = "";
    var i = 0;
        
    for (i=1; i LTE len(hex); i=i+2) {
        str = str & chr(inputBaseN(mid(hex,i,2),16));
    }
        
    return str;
}