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How to convert string to hexadecimal and vice versa

This article shows you how to convert string to hexadecimal and vice versa. I did this program for my smart Card application.

Technologies: .NET 1.0/1.1,Visual C# .NET
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Introduction

This article shows you how to convert string to hexadecimal and vice versa.

I did this program for my smart Card application. Earlier, I was using visual basic coding but this time I have to change my code into C#. Usually smart card application is writing data in hex format. I do not have a good hex converter to help me do those conversions that's why I made this.

Using the code

The main code used for the conversion is from the Microsoft.VisualBasic class. Below is the code that is used to convert a string to hexadecimal format. We can't direct convert all characters in to hexadecimal format (eg:@#$%^&*()) that's why firstly I take ASCII value of the character, and then convert ASCII value into hexadecimal format.

 

//For this I made while loop

while (Data.Length > 0)
{

//first I take each character using substring

sValue= Data.Substring(0, 1).ToString() 

//then convert character into ascii.        

sValue= Strings.Asc(sValue) 

//then convert ascii value into Hex Format 

sValue = Conversion.Hex(sValue) 

//after converting remove the character. 

Data = Data.Substring(1, Data.Length - 1);

sHex = sHex + sValue;

} 

 

Ony two functions I used for this application

      

Data_Hex_Asc(data)

 

(This Function for Converting data into hex format

 

public string Data_Hex_Asc(ref string Data)

{

    string Data1 = "";

    string sData = "";

    while (Data.Length > 0)

    //first take two hex value using substring.

    //then convert Hex value into ascii.

    //then convert ascii value into character.

    {
        Data1 = System.
Convert.ToChar(System.Convert.ToUInt32(Data.Substring(0, 
2),  16)).ToString();

        sData = sData + Data1;

         Data = Data.Substring(2, Data.Length - 2);

    }
   
return sData;
}

 

Data_Asc_Hex(data)

 

(This Function for Converting hex into data )

 

public string Data_Asc_Hex(ref string Data)
{
   
//first take each charcter using substring.
    //then convert character into ascii.
    //then convert ascii value into Hex Format
   
string sValue;
   
string sHex = "";
   
while (Data.Length > 0)
    {
        sValue =
Conversion.Hex(Strings.Asc(Data.Substring(0, 1).ToString()));
        Data = Data.Substring(1, Data.Length - 1);
        sHex = sHex + sValue;
    }
   
return sHex;
}


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Joshy George
Joshy George , has over 5 years in Microsoft technologies. Certified Microsoft Professional with Master Degree in Computers. Working with Infogenie ITAS Pvt.Ltd,Infopark,Kochin,India, as a Sr.Software Engineer and have good experience in C#,ASP.net ,VB, ASP, SQL Server, smart card application,Tapii,Com ctrls.
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converter by Nancy On March 22, 2007
I like the code & especially your comment. Hope to see more of your samples. ;) Thanks! NG
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Nice work.... by alex On December 9, 2008
hello friend... i am developing a application for smart card.. i got strucked in writing datas in to smartcard.. i am using 64 k card.... help me with source code for writing datas like name, address, a picture in to a smart card....
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hex converter by jon On April 15, 2009
would there be a way to use a customized ascii table for this converter or to specify hex values? Thanks in advance
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arabic character by c-sharp On July 5, 2009

I have try this code with arabic character but it didn't worked 

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hello by Raaj On July 8, 2009
this works but dont with CR carriage return .
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