scripts

ConvertFrom-Hex.ps1

SYNOPSIS

Convert a string of hexadecimal digits into a byte array.

SYNTAX

ConvertFrom-Hex.ps1 [-InputObject] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

ConvertFrom-Hex.ps1 'EF BB BF'

239 187 191

EXAMPLE 2

[text.encoding]::UTF8.GetString((ConvertFrom-Hex.ps1 0x25504446))

%PDF

EXAMPLE 3

'{0:X2} {1:X2} {2:X2}' -f (ConvertFrom-Hex.ps1 c0ffee)

C0 FF EE

PARAMETERS

-InputObject

A string of hex digits.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

System.String of hex digits.

OUTPUTS

System.Byte[] of bytes parsed from hex digits.

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.numerics.biginteger.parse#System_Numerics_BigInteger_Parse_System_String_System_Globalization_NumberStyles_

https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.array.reverse#System_Array_Reverse_System_Array_

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