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strToHex ( string to its hex representation as string)


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I want to convert strings to their hex representations as strings too (like hex dump programs), for example "abz" to "61627A".



char * strToHex( char * str )
{
int length = strlen ( str );
char * newStr = malloc( length * 2 );
if ( !newStr ) shutDown ( "can't alloc memory" ) ;

for ( int x = 0; x < length; x++){
char y = str[ x ];
sprintf ( newStr + x * 2, "%02X", y );
}
return newStr;
}


ShutDown definition is omitted here, it is a function that calls perror and exit()



I designed strToHex to be used like



char * str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
char * hex = strToHex(str);
printf("%sn",hex);
//outputs : 6162636465666768696A6B6C6D6E6F707172737475767778797A









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    I'd be really interested to see what shutdown(char* msg) does.
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    – pacmaninbw
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    In the use case that was provided, since you can effectively predict the size, I would think it would be more natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.
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    – Neil Edelman
    5 hours ago


















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I want to convert strings to their hex representations as strings too (like hex dump programs), for example "abz" to "61627A".



char * strToHex( char * str )
{
int length = strlen ( str );
char * newStr = malloc( length * 2 );
if ( !newStr ) shutDown ( "can't alloc memory" ) ;

for ( int x = 0; x < length; x++){
char y = str[ x ];
sprintf ( newStr + x * 2, "%02X", y );
}
return newStr;
}


ShutDown definition is omitted here, it is a function that calls perror and exit()



I designed strToHex to be used like



char * str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
char * hex = strToHex(str);
printf("%sn",hex);
//outputs : 6162636465666768696A6B6C6D6E6F707172737475767778797A









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    I'd be really interested to see what shutdown(char* msg) does.
    $endgroup$
    – pacmaninbw
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    In the use case that was provided, since you can effectively predict the size, I would think it would be more natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.
    $endgroup$
    – Neil Edelman
    5 hours ago














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$begingroup$


I want to convert strings to their hex representations as strings too (like hex dump programs), for example "abz" to "61627A".



char * strToHex( char * str )
{
int length = strlen ( str );
char * newStr = malloc( length * 2 );
if ( !newStr ) shutDown ( "can't alloc memory" ) ;

for ( int x = 0; x < length; x++){
char y = str[ x ];
sprintf ( newStr + x * 2, "%02X", y );
}
return newStr;
}


ShutDown definition is omitted here, it is a function that calls perror and exit()



I designed strToHex to be used like



char * str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
char * hex = strToHex(str);
printf("%sn",hex);
//outputs : 6162636465666768696A6B6C6D6E6F707172737475767778797A









share|improve this question











$endgroup$




I want to convert strings to their hex representations as strings too (like hex dump programs), for example "abz" to "61627A".



char * strToHex( char * str )
{
int length = strlen ( str );
char * newStr = malloc( length * 2 );
if ( !newStr ) shutDown ( "can't alloc memory" ) ;

for ( int x = 0; x < length; x++){
char y = str[ x ];
sprintf ( newStr + x * 2, "%02X", y );
}
return newStr;
}


ShutDown definition is omitted here, it is a function that calls perror and exit()



I designed strToHex to be used like



char * str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
char * hex = strToHex(str);
printf("%sn",hex);
//outputs : 6162636465666768696A6B6C6D6E6F707172737475767778797A






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    I'd be really interested to see what shutdown(char* msg) does.
    $endgroup$
    – pacmaninbw
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  • $begingroup$
    In the use case that was provided, since you can effectively predict the size, I would think it would be more natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.
    $endgroup$
    – Neil Edelman
    5 hours ago














  • 2




    $begingroup$
    I'd be really interested to see what shutdown(char* msg) does.
    $endgroup$
    – pacmaninbw
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    In the use case that was provided, since you can effectively predict the size, I would think it would be more natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.
    $endgroup$
    – Neil Edelman
    5 hours ago








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$begingroup$
I'd be really interested to see what shutdown(char* msg) does.
$endgroup$
– pacmaninbw
6 hours ago




$begingroup$
I'd be really interested to see what shutdown(char* msg) does.
$endgroup$
– pacmaninbw
6 hours ago












$begingroup$
In the use case that was provided, since you can effectively predict the size, I would think it would be more natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.
$endgroup$
– Neil Edelman
5 hours ago




$begingroup$
In the use case that was provided, since you can effectively predict the size, I would think it would be more natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.
$endgroup$
– Neil Edelman
5 hours ago










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Formatting



Most C formatting guides do not include spaces around the arguments to function calls, nor the expressions within an if-statement. For an example of a C style most C programmers would find acceptable, see OpenBSD's style(9) manual.



I choose to associate * with the variable name, rather than floating between the type and name. This disambiguates the following example:



int *a, b;


Here, a is a pointer to an integer, but b is only an integer. By moving the asterisk next to the name, it makes this clearer.



int length = strlen ( str );
char * newStr = malloc (length * 2 );
if ( !newStr) shutDown ( "can't allocate memory" ) ;


Becomes:



int const len = strlen(str);
char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

if (new_str == NULL) {
shutDown("can't allocate memory");
}


Error checking



Rather than calling shutDown() and exit()ing the program, you should instead return an error value which can be checked by the caller of str_to_hex(). Because you return a pointer, you can return NULL to indicate an error occurred and the caller should check errno.



Likewise, on some systems your program can incorrectly exit when length == 0. If we look at the manual page for malloc(3):




Return Value



The malloc() and calloc() functions return a pointer to the allocated memory that is suitably aligned for any kind of variable. On error, these functions return NULL. NULL may also be returned by a successful call to malloc() with a size of zero, or by a successful call to calloc() with nmemb or size equal to zero.




So by returning NULL we account for the case where malloc(3) returns NULL on success.



if (new_str == NULL) {
shutDown("can't alloc memory");
}


Becomes:



if (new_str == NULL) {
return NULL;
}


If you choose, you can also check if str is NULL before calling strlen(). This is up to you, and it's not uncommon in C to ignore this case and leave it as user error.



Looping



Use the size_t type in your loop rather than int. size_t is guaranteed be wide enough to hold any array index, while int is not.



Using i rather than x is more common for looping variables.



The y variable isn't needed. You can simply use str[i] in its place.



In terms of performance there's likely a faster option than using sprintf(). You should look into strtol(3).



Conclusion



Here is the code I ended up with:



#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

char *
str_to_hex(char const *const str)
{
size_t const len = strlen(str);

char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

if (new_str == NULL) {
return NULL;
}

for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
sprintf(new_str + i * 2, "%02X", str[i]);
}

return new_str;
}

int
main(void)
{
char *str = "abz";
char *hex = str_to_hex(str);

if (hex == NULL && strlen(str) != 0) {
/* error ... */
}

printf("%sn",hex);

free(hex);
}


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    Just one addition: like asprintf vs snprintf. One can effectively predict the size, so I would think it natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.



    #include <stdlib.h> /* strtol */
    #include <string.h> /* strlen */
    #include <stdio.h> /* printf */
    #include <assert.h> /* assert */

    /** Converts {str} to the underlying bit representation in hex, stored in
    {hex}. It may fail to compute the entire string due to {hex_size}, in which
    case the return will be less then the {str} length.
    str: A valid null-terminated string.
    hex: The output string.
    hex_size: The output string's size.
    return: The number of characters from the original that it processed. */
    static size_t strToHex(const char *str, char *hex, size_t hex_size)
    {
    static const char digits[0x0F] = { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5',
    '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'E', 'F' };
    const size_t str_len = strlen(str), hex_len = hex_size - 1;
    const size_t length = str_len < hex_len / 2 ? str_len : hex_len / 2;
    const char *s = str;
    char *h = hex;
    size_t x;
    assert(str && hex);
    if(!hex_size) return 0;
    for(x = 0; x < length; x++)
    *h++ = digits[(*s & 0xF0) >> 4], *h++ = digits[*s++ & 0x0F];
    *h = '';
    return s - str;
    }

    int main(void)
    {
    const char *str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", *str2 = "æôƌԹظⓐa";
    char hex[80];
    size_t ret;
    ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex);
    printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
    ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex / 2);
    printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
    ret = strToHex(str, hex, 0);
    printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
    ret = strToHex(str2, hex, sizeof hex);
    printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str2, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }


    It cannot really fail if given the proper input, so this simplifies error checking a lot, especially in C. malloc and sprintf are pretty slow functions, comparatively, so I expect this to be faster and more robust.






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      Formatting



      Most C formatting guides do not include spaces around the arguments to function calls, nor the expressions within an if-statement. For an example of a C style most C programmers would find acceptable, see OpenBSD's style(9) manual.



      I choose to associate * with the variable name, rather than floating between the type and name. This disambiguates the following example:



      int *a, b;


      Here, a is a pointer to an integer, but b is only an integer. By moving the asterisk next to the name, it makes this clearer.



      int length = strlen ( str );
      char * newStr = malloc (length * 2 );
      if ( !newStr) shutDown ( "can't allocate memory" ) ;


      Becomes:



      int const len = strlen(str);
      char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

      if (new_str == NULL) {
      shutDown("can't allocate memory");
      }


      Error checking



      Rather than calling shutDown() and exit()ing the program, you should instead return an error value which can be checked by the caller of str_to_hex(). Because you return a pointer, you can return NULL to indicate an error occurred and the caller should check errno.



      Likewise, on some systems your program can incorrectly exit when length == 0. If we look at the manual page for malloc(3):




      Return Value



      The malloc() and calloc() functions return a pointer to the allocated memory that is suitably aligned for any kind of variable. On error, these functions return NULL. NULL may also be returned by a successful call to malloc() with a size of zero, or by a successful call to calloc() with nmemb or size equal to zero.




      So by returning NULL we account for the case where malloc(3) returns NULL on success.



      if (new_str == NULL) {
      shutDown("can't alloc memory");
      }


      Becomes:



      if (new_str == NULL) {
      return NULL;
      }


      If you choose, you can also check if str is NULL before calling strlen(). This is up to you, and it's not uncommon in C to ignore this case and leave it as user error.



      Looping



      Use the size_t type in your loop rather than int. size_t is guaranteed be wide enough to hold any array index, while int is not.



      Using i rather than x is more common for looping variables.



      The y variable isn't needed. You can simply use str[i] in its place.



      In terms of performance there's likely a faster option than using sprintf(). You should look into strtol(3).



      Conclusion



      Here is the code I ended up with:



      #include <stdio.h>
      #include <stdlib.h>
      #include <string.h>

      char *
      str_to_hex(char const *const str)
      {
      size_t const len = strlen(str);

      char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

      if (new_str == NULL) {
      return NULL;
      }

      for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
      sprintf(new_str + i * 2, "%02X", str[i]);
      }

      return new_str;
      }

      int
      main(void)
      {
      char *str = "abz";
      char *hex = str_to_hex(str);

      if (hex == NULL && strlen(str) != 0) {
      /* error ... */
      }

      printf("%sn",hex);

      free(hex);
      }


      Hope this helps!






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        $begingroup$

        Formatting



        Most C formatting guides do not include spaces around the arguments to function calls, nor the expressions within an if-statement. For an example of a C style most C programmers would find acceptable, see OpenBSD's style(9) manual.



        I choose to associate * with the variable name, rather than floating between the type and name. This disambiguates the following example:



        int *a, b;


        Here, a is a pointer to an integer, but b is only an integer. By moving the asterisk next to the name, it makes this clearer.



        int length = strlen ( str );
        char * newStr = malloc (length * 2 );
        if ( !newStr) shutDown ( "can't allocate memory" ) ;


        Becomes:



        int const len = strlen(str);
        char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

        if (new_str == NULL) {
        shutDown("can't allocate memory");
        }


        Error checking



        Rather than calling shutDown() and exit()ing the program, you should instead return an error value which can be checked by the caller of str_to_hex(). Because you return a pointer, you can return NULL to indicate an error occurred and the caller should check errno.



        Likewise, on some systems your program can incorrectly exit when length == 0. If we look at the manual page for malloc(3):




        Return Value



        The malloc() and calloc() functions return a pointer to the allocated memory that is suitably aligned for any kind of variable. On error, these functions return NULL. NULL may also be returned by a successful call to malloc() with a size of zero, or by a successful call to calloc() with nmemb or size equal to zero.




        So by returning NULL we account for the case where malloc(3) returns NULL on success.



        if (new_str == NULL) {
        shutDown("can't alloc memory");
        }


        Becomes:



        if (new_str == NULL) {
        return NULL;
        }


        If you choose, you can also check if str is NULL before calling strlen(). This is up to you, and it's not uncommon in C to ignore this case and leave it as user error.



        Looping



        Use the size_t type in your loop rather than int. size_t is guaranteed be wide enough to hold any array index, while int is not.



        Using i rather than x is more common for looping variables.



        The y variable isn't needed. You can simply use str[i] in its place.



        In terms of performance there's likely a faster option than using sprintf(). You should look into strtol(3).



        Conclusion



        Here is the code I ended up with:



        #include <stdio.h>
        #include <stdlib.h>
        #include <string.h>

        char *
        str_to_hex(char const *const str)
        {
        size_t const len = strlen(str);

        char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

        if (new_str == NULL) {
        return NULL;
        }

        for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
        sprintf(new_str + i * 2, "%02X", str[i]);
        }

        return new_str;
        }

        int
        main(void)
        {
        char *str = "abz";
        char *hex = str_to_hex(str);

        if (hex == NULL && strlen(str) != 0) {
        /* error ... */
        }

        printf("%sn",hex);

        free(hex);
        }


        Hope this helps!






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          $begingroup$

          Formatting



          Most C formatting guides do not include spaces around the arguments to function calls, nor the expressions within an if-statement. For an example of a C style most C programmers would find acceptable, see OpenBSD's style(9) manual.



          I choose to associate * with the variable name, rather than floating between the type and name. This disambiguates the following example:



          int *a, b;


          Here, a is a pointer to an integer, but b is only an integer. By moving the asterisk next to the name, it makes this clearer.



          int length = strlen ( str );
          char * newStr = malloc (length * 2 );
          if ( !newStr) shutDown ( "can't allocate memory" ) ;


          Becomes:



          int const len = strlen(str);
          char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

          if (new_str == NULL) {
          shutDown("can't allocate memory");
          }


          Error checking



          Rather than calling shutDown() and exit()ing the program, you should instead return an error value which can be checked by the caller of str_to_hex(). Because you return a pointer, you can return NULL to indicate an error occurred and the caller should check errno.



          Likewise, on some systems your program can incorrectly exit when length == 0. If we look at the manual page for malloc(3):




          Return Value



          The malloc() and calloc() functions return a pointer to the allocated memory that is suitably aligned for any kind of variable. On error, these functions return NULL. NULL may also be returned by a successful call to malloc() with a size of zero, or by a successful call to calloc() with nmemb or size equal to zero.




          So by returning NULL we account for the case where malloc(3) returns NULL on success.



          if (new_str == NULL) {
          shutDown("can't alloc memory");
          }


          Becomes:



          if (new_str == NULL) {
          return NULL;
          }


          If you choose, you can also check if str is NULL before calling strlen(). This is up to you, and it's not uncommon in C to ignore this case and leave it as user error.



          Looping



          Use the size_t type in your loop rather than int. size_t is guaranteed be wide enough to hold any array index, while int is not.



          Using i rather than x is more common for looping variables.



          The y variable isn't needed. You can simply use str[i] in its place.



          In terms of performance there's likely a faster option than using sprintf(). You should look into strtol(3).



          Conclusion



          Here is the code I ended up with:



          #include <stdio.h>
          #include <stdlib.h>
          #include <string.h>

          char *
          str_to_hex(char const *const str)
          {
          size_t const len = strlen(str);

          char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

          if (new_str == NULL) {
          return NULL;
          }

          for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
          sprintf(new_str + i * 2, "%02X", str[i]);
          }

          return new_str;
          }

          int
          main(void)
          {
          char *str = "abz";
          char *hex = str_to_hex(str);

          if (hex == NULL && strlen(str) != 0) {
          /* error ... */
          }

          printf("%sn",hex);

          free(hex);
          }


          Hope this helps!






          share|improve this answer











          $endgroup$



          Formatting



          Most C formatting guides do not include spaces around the arguments to function calls, nor the expressions within an if-statement. For an example of a C style most C programmers would find acceptable, see OpenBSD's style(9) manual.



          I choose to associate * with the variable name, rather than floating between the type and name. This disambiguates the following example:



          int *a, b;


          Here, a is a pointer to an integer, but b is only an integer. By moving the asterisk next to the name, it makes this clearer.



          int length = strlen ( str );
          char * newStr = malloc (length * 2 );
          if ( !newStr) shutDown ( "can't allocate memory" ) ;


          Becomes:



          int const len = strlen(str);
          char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

          if (new_str == NULL) {
          shutDown("can't allocate memory");
          }


          Error checking



          Rather than calling shutDown() and exit()ing the program, you should instead return an error value which can be checked by the caller of str_to_hex(). Because you return a pointer, you can return NULL to indicate an error occurred and the caller should check errno.



          Likewise, on some systems your program can incorrectly exit when length == 0. If we look at the manual page for malloc(3):




          Return Value



          The malloc() and calloc() functions return a pointer to the allocated memory that is suitably aligned for any kind of variable. On error, these functions return NULL. NULL may also be returned by a successful call to malloc() with a size of zero, or by a successful call to calloc() with nmemb or size equal to zero.




          So by returning NULL we account for the case where malloc(3) returns NULL on success.



          if (new_str == NULL) {
          shutDown("can't alloc memory");
          }


          Becomes:



          if (new_str == NULL) {
          return NULL;
          }


          If you choose, you can also check if str is NULL before calling strlen(). This is up to you, and it's not uncommon in C to ignore this case and leave it as user error.



          Looping



          Use the size_t type in your loop rather than int. size_t is guaranteed be wide enough to hold any array index, while int is not.



          Using i rather than x is more common for looping variables.



          The y variable isn't needed. You can simply use str[i] in its place.



          In terms of performance there's likely a faster option than using sprintf(). You should look into strtol(3).



          Conclusion



          Here is the code I ended up with:



          #include <stdio.h>
          #include <stdlib.h>
          #include <string.h>

          char *
          str_to_hex(char const *const str)
          {
          size_t const len = strlen(str);

          char *const new_str = malloc(len * 2);

          if (new_str == NULL) {
          return NULL;
          }

          for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
          sprintf(new_str + i * 2, "%02X", str[i]);
          }

          return new_str;
          }

          int
          main(void)
          {
          char *str = "abz";
          char *hex = str_to_hex(str);

          if (hex == NULL && strlen(str) != 0) {
          /* error ... */
          }

          printf("%sn",hex);

          free(hex);
          }


          Hope this helps!







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              $begingroup$

              Just one addition: like asprintf vs snprintf. One can effectively predict the size, so I would think it natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.



              #include <stdlib.h> /* strtol */
              #include <string.h> /* strlen */
              #include <stdio.h> /* printf */
              #include <assert.h> /* assert */

              /** Converts {str} to the underlying bit representation in hex, stored in
              {hex}. It may fail to compute the entire string due to {hex_size}, in which
              case the return will be less then the {str} length.
              str: A valid null-terminated string.
              hex: The output string.
              hex_size: The output string's size.
              return: The number of characters from the original that it processed. */
              static size_t strToHex(const char *str, char *hex, size_t hex_size)
              {
              static const char digits[0x0F] = { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5',
              '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'E', 'F' };
              const size_t str_len = strlen(str), hex_len = hex_size - 1;
              const size_t length = str_len < hex_len / 2 ? str_len : hex_len / 2;
              const char *s = str;
              char *h = hex;
              size_t x;
              assert(str && hex);
              if(!hex_size) return 0;
              for(x = 0; x < length; x++)
              *h++ = digits[(*s & 0xF0) >> 4], *h++ = digits[*s++ & 0x0F];
              *h = '';
              return s - str;
              }

              int main(void)
              {
              const char *str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", *str2 = "æôƌԹظⓐa";
              char hex[80];
              size_t ret;
              ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex);
              printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
              ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex / 2);
              printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
              ret = strToHex(str, hex, 0);
              printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
              ret = strToHex(str2, hex, sizeof hex);
              printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str2, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
              return EXIT_SUCCESS;
              }


              It cannot really fail if given the proper input, so this simplifies error checking a lot, especially in C. malloc and sprintf are pretty slow functions, comparatively, so I expect this to be faster and more robust.






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                Just one addition: like asprintf vs snprintf. One can effectively predict the size, so I would think it natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.



                #include <stdlib.h> /* strtol */
                #include <string.h> /* strlen */
                #include <stdio.h> /* printf */
                #include <assert.h> /* assert */

                /** Converts {str} to the underlying bit representation in hex, stored in
                {hex}. It may fail to compute the entire string due to {hex_size}, in which
                case the return will be less then the {str} length.
                str: A valid null-terminated string.
                hex: The output string.
                hex_size: The output string's size.
                return: The number of characters from the original that it processed. */
                static size_t strToHex(const char *str, char *hex, size_t hex_size)
                {
                static const char digits[0x0F] = { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5',
                '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'E', 'F' };
                const size_t str_len = strlen(str), hex_len = hex_size - 1;
                const size_t length = str_len < hex_len / 2 ? str_len : hex_len / 2;
                const char *s = str;
                char *h = hex;
                size_t x;
                assert(str && hex);
                if(!hex_size) return 0;
                for(x = 0; x < length; x++)
                *h++ = digits[(*s & 0xF0) >> 4], *h++ = digits[*s++ & 0x0F];
                *h = '';
                return s - str;
                }

                int main(void)
                {
                const char *str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", *str2 = "æôƌԹظⓐa";
                char hex[80];
                size_t ret;
                ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex);
                printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex / 2);
                printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                ret = strToHex(str, hex, 0);
                printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                ret = strToHex(str2, hex, sizeof hex);
                printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str2, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                return EXIT_SUCCESS;
                }


                It cannot really fail if given the proper input, so this simplifies error checking a lot, especially in C. malloc and sprintf are pretty slow functions, comparatively, so I expect this to be faster and more robust.






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                  Just one addition: like asprintf vs snprintf. One can effectively predict the size, so I would think it natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.



                  #include <stdlib.h> /* strtol */
                  #include <string.h> /* strlen */
                  #include <stdio.h> /* printf */
                  #include <assert.h> /* assert */

                  /** Converts {str} to the underlying bit representation in hex, stored in
                  {hex}. It may fail to compute the entire string due to {hex_size}, in which
                  case the return will be less then the {str} length.
                  str: A valid null-terminated string.
                  hex: The output string.
                  hex_size: The output string's size.
                  return: The number of characters from the original that it processed. */
                  static size_t strToHex(const char *str, char *hex, size_t hex_size)
                  {
                  static const char digits[0x0F] = { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5',
                  '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'E', 'F' };
                  const size_t str_len = strlen(str), hex_len = hex_size - 1;
                  const size_t length = str_len < hex_len / 2 ? str_len : hex_len / 2;
                  const char *s = str;
                  char *h = hex;
                  size_t x;
                  assert(str && hex);
                  if(!hex_size) return 0;
                  for(x = 0; x < length; x++)
                  *h++ = digits[(*s & 0xF0) >> 4], *h++ = digits[*s++ & 0x0F];
                  *h = '';
                  return s - str;
                  }

                  int main(void)
                  {
                  const char *str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", *str2 = "æôƌԹظⓐa";
                  char hex[80];
                  size_t ret;
                  ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex);
                  printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                  ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex / 2);
                  printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                  ret = strToHex(str, hex, 0);
                  printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                  ret = strToHex(str2, hex, sizeof hex);
                  printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str2, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
                  }


                  It cannot really fail if given the proper input, so this simplifies error checking a lot, especially in C. malloc and sprintf are pretty slow functions, comparatively, so I expect this to be faster and more robust.






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                  $endgroup$



                  Just one addition: like asprintf vs snprintf. One can effectively predict the size, so I would think it natural to have a string buffer and the size passed in instead of creating it dynamically.



                  #include <stdlib.h> /* strtol */
                  #include <string.h> /* strlen */
                  #include <stdio.h> /* printf */
                  #include <assert.h> /* assert */

                  /** Converts {str} to the underlying bit representation in hex, stored in
                  {hex}. It may fail to compute the entire string due to {hex_size}, in which
                  case the return will be less then the {str} length.
                  str: A valid null-terminated string.
                  hex: The output string.
                  hex_size: The output string's size.
                  return: The number of characters from the original that it processed. */
                  static size_t strToHex(const char *str, char *hex, size_t hex_size)
                  {
                  static const char digits[0x0F] = { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5',
                  '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'E', 'F' };
                  const size_t str_len = strlen(str), hex_len = hex_size - 1;
                  const size_t length = str_len < hex_len / 2 ? str_len : hex_len / 2;
                  const char *s = str;
                  char *h = hex;
                  size_t x;
                  assert(str && hex);
                  if(!hex_size) return 0;
                  for(x = 0; x < length; x++)
                  *h++ = digits[(*s & 0xF0) >> 4], *h++ = digits[*s++ & 0x0F];
                  *h = '';
                  return s - str;
                  }

                  int main(void)
                  {
                  const char *str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", *str2 = "æôƌԹظⓐa";
                  char hex[80];
                  size_t ret;
                  ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex);
                  printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                  ret = strToHex(str, hex, sizeof hex / 2);
                  printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                  ret = strToHex(str, hex, 0);
                  printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                  ret = strToHex(str2, hex, sizeof hex);
                  printf(""%s" -> "%s" (%lu.)n", str2, hex, (unsigned long)ret);
                  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
                  }


                  It cannot really fail if given the proper input, so this simplifies error checking a lot, especially in C. malloc and sprintf are pretty slow functions, comparatively, so I expect this to be faster and more robust.







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