Convert HEX Arrays to ASCII and back

This extension converts HEX Arrays as shown below into ASCII characters and back. Simply select the text to convert and trigger the conversion command.

Features

Convert HEX Array to ASCII

The plugin detects the type of HEX used and converts each item to its ASCII presentation as can be seen in the examples below.

• HEX to ASCII
  • Original: 50 6C 61 6E 74 20 54 72 65 65 73
  • Converted: Plant Trees
• 0x-prefixed HEX to ASCII Trees`
  • Original: 0x45 0x61 0x74 0x20 0x42 0x61 0x6E 0x61 0x6E 0x61 0x73
  • Converted: Eat Bananas
• Shortened 0x-prefixed HEX to ASCII
  • Original: 0x53 0x74 0x61 0x79 0x9 0x48 0x65 0x61 0x6C 0x74 0x68 0x79
  • Converted: Stay Healthy
• Comma-separated HEX to ASCII
  • Original: 50, 6C, 61, 6E, 74, 20, 54, 72, 65, 65, 73
  • Converted: Plant Trees
• 0x-prefixed and comma-separated HEX to ASCII Trees`
  • Original: 0x45, 0x61, 0x74, 0x20, 0x42, 0x61, 0x6E, 0x61, 0x6E, 0x61, 0x73
  • Converted: Eat Bananas
• Shortened, 0x-prefixed, and comma-separated HEX to ASCII
  • Original: 0x53, 0x74, 0x61, 0x79, 0x9, 0x48, 0x65, 0x61, 0x6C, 0x74, 0x68, 0x79
  • Converted: Stay Healthy

Convert ASCII to HEX Array

The extension converts selected ASCII text to HEX. You can define the desired output type as shown in the example below.

• Original ASCII: Plant Trees
• Converted to HEX: 50 6C 61 6E 74 20 54 72 65 65 73
• Converted to 0x-prefixed HEX 0x50 0x6C 0x61 0x6E 0x74 0x20 0x54 0x72 0x65 0x65 0x73
• Converted to shortened 0x-prefixed HEX 0x50 0x6C 0x61 0x6E 0x74 0x20 0x54 0x72 0x65 0x65 0x73
• Converted to comma-separated HEX: 50, 6C, 61, 6E, 74, 20, 54, 72, 65, 65, 73
• Converted to 0x-prefixed and comma-separated HEX 0x50, 0x6C, 0x61, 0x6E, 0x74, 0x20, 0x54, 0x72, 0x65, 0x65, 0x73
• Converted to shortened, 0x-prefixed, and comma-separated HEX 0x50, 0x6C, 0x61, 0x6E, 0x74, 0x20, 0x54, 0x72, 0x65, 0x65, 0x73

How to use this extension?

Install the extension, select text inside your document (or none to convert the full document) then trigger any of these conversion commands:

• h2a: Convert HEX Array to ASCII
• a2h: Convert ASCII to HEX Array [00 0F ...]
• a2h0x0: Convert ASCII to 0x-prefixed HEX Array [0x00 0x0F ...]
• h2a0xA: Convert ASCII to shortened 0x-prefixed HEX Array [0x0 0xF ...]
• a2hComma: Convert ASCII to comma-separated HEX Array [00, 0F, ...]
• a2h0x0Comma: Convert ASCII to 0x-prefixed and comma-separated HEX Array [0x00, 0x0F, ...]
• a2h0xAComma: Convert ASCII to shortened, 0x-prefixed, and comma-separated HEX Array [0x0, 0xF, ...]

Contributing

• This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. If you are willing to contribute, visit the github repository.
• Project github Repository

Known Issues

• See changelog

Release Notes

• See changelog

Attribution

• Icon made by iconixar from Flaticon
• Extension inspired by Youngrok