Which is better?converting hexadecimal to string directly or first converting hexa to decimal and then from decimal to string?

i have a variable containing hex value..eg:con=63727970746F,now it should be converted to string..How do i do that? Please note that i directly can't take hex value in my code since it gets generated dynamically.. i have to use the variable only!!Please help me.

THANK You

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

char(sscanf(con, '%2x'))

provided that con is an even length.

[Meghashree G]

What should be done for odd length?

[Walter Roberson]

Pad it with a leading '0' before doing the sscanf()

[Meghashree G]

sorry..dint get u..how to do?

[Walter Roberson]

if con is odd length
  con = ['0' con];
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