isCOBOL Evolve : Appendices : Intrinsic Functions : HEX-TO-CHAR
HEX-TO-CHAR
The HEX-TO-CHAR function returns a character string consisting of bytes that correspond to the hexadecimal digit characters in the input argument.
Syntax 1
function hex-to-char (arg-1)
Syntax 2
$hex-to-char (arg-1)
Arguments
• arg-1 must be an alphanumeric data item or literal.
Result
The function returns a character string consisting of bytes that correspond to the hexadecimal digit characters in arg-1.
Examples
Example - Decode 0x5A to the corresponding ASCII character.
display function hex-to-char("5A").