View source for Str.fromhex

== Calling Pattern ==
Call
 local b = sl.str.fromhex(a)
Args
 a is a string of hexadecimal characters
Results
 b is a string

== Usage Example ==

 local s = sl.str
 local a = s.tohex('One converted string.')
 local r = s.fromhex(a)
 print(a)
 print(r)

 --> 4f6e6520636f6e76657274656420737472696e672e
     One converted string.

== Description ==

Decodes a hexadecimal sequence into a string.  Ignores interstitial non-hex characters in the source string.

== Upon Error ==

Fromhex fails silently.  If fromhex receives incorrect parameter types, then &#39;&#39; (an empty string) is returned.

== See Also ==

* [[str|string table]]

* [[String.format]]

* [[str.tohex]]

* [[tonumber]]

* [http://www.easyuo.com/openeuo/wiki/index.php/Documentation#String_Functions Lua String Functions]