Hex Plugin is a REALBasic software add-on, containing four useful methods to improve your workflow.
The Hex Plugin is a small plugin designed for REALbasic 5 and higher. It comes with four methods, each allowing users to convert a decimal integer to hexadecimal and vice versa. Additionally, the plugin supports the conversion of both UTF16 and UTF8 encoded strings.
One of the plugin's most notable features is its compact size. At only 536 kbytes, it doesn't use a multi-precision numerics library, making it lightweight and easy to use. Furthermore, the plugin's C source, which is included in the download, allows it to convert a dec string to a hex string in place. The calculation operates on the dec string and gradually converts it to the hex string, building up the hex number from low "digit" to high "digit". Divisions are accomplished by 4-bit right shifts, making the process fast and efficient.
In addition to its conversion capabilities, the plugin includes C source for converting hex strings to dec strings. Although this requires the creation of a dec string, the process is similar to the one used for dec to hex conversion.
Finally, the Hex Plugin boasts speedy conversions from character to hex and vice versa, making it faster than performing these actions in REALbasic alone.
To use the Hex Plugin, users must have either Mac OS 9 or later, Mac OS X 10.4 or later, and REALBasic 5 or later installed on their machines. Overall, the Hex Plugin is a reliable and efficient plugin for hexadecimal conversions.
One of the plugin's most notable features is its compact size. At only 536 kbytes, it doesn't use a multi-precision numerics library, making it lightweight and easy to use. Furthermore, the plugin's C source, which is included in the download, allows it to convert a dec string to a hex string in place. The calculation operates on the dec string and gradually converts it to the hex string, building up the hex number from low "digit" to high "digit". Divisions are accomplished by 4-bit right shifts, making the process fast and efficient.
In addition to its conversion capabilities, the plugin includes C source for converting hex strings to dec strings. Although this requires the creation of a dec string, the process is similar to the one used for dec to hex conversion.
Finally, the Hex Plugin boasts speedy conversions from character to hex and vice versa, making it faster than performing these actions in REALbasic alone.
To use the Hex Plugin, users must have either Mac OS 9 or later, Mac OS X 10.4 or later, and REALBasic 5 or later installed on their machines. Overall, the Hex Plugin is a reliable and efficient plugin for hexadecimal conversions.
What's New
Version 1.2: N/A