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Name

hex()

Examples
color c = #ffcc00;
println(c);          // Prints -13312
println(hex(c));     // Prints FFFFCC00
println(hex(c, 6));  // Prints FFCC00

color c = color(255, 204, 0);
println(c);          // Prints -13312
println(hex(c));     // Prints FFFFCC00
println(hex(c, 6));  // Prints FFCC00
Description Converts a byte, char, int, or color to a String containing the equivalent hexadecimal notation. For example color(0, 102, 153) will convert to the String "FF006699". This function can help make your geeky debugging sessions much happier.

Note that the maximum number of digits is 8, because an int value can only represent up to 32 bits. Specifying more than eight digits will simply shorten the string to eight anyway.
Syntax
hex(value)
hex(value, digits)
Parameters
value byte, char, int, color: value to convert
digits int: number of digits to return
Returns String
Usage Web & Application
Related unhex()
binary()
unbinary()
Updated on June 21, 2011 01:15:23pm EDT

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