The HEX-TO-CHAR Function
The HEX-TO-CHAR function returns a character string that represents the hexadecimal digit characters supplied on input.
The function type is alphanumeric.
General Format
Arguments
- argument-1 must be an alphanumeric literal, alphanumeric data item, or alphanumeric group item.
- argument-1 must consist only of the characters '0' through '9', 'A' through 'F', and 'a' through 'f'.
- The length of argument-1 must be a multiple of 2 bytes.
Returned Values
- A character string of bytes representing the hexadecimal digit characters of argument-1.
- The length of the result string is equal to the length of the input string divided by 2.