@polkadot/util/hex/toString.js

A collection of useful utilities for @polkadot

// Copyright 2017-2022 @polkadot/util authors & contributors
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
import { u8aToString } from "../u8a/toString.js";
import { hexToU8a } from "./toU8a.js";
/**
 * @name hexToU8a
 * @summary Creates a Uint8Array object from a hex string.
 * @description
 * Hex input values return the actual bytes value converted to a string. Anything that is not a hex string (including the `0x` prefix) throws an error.
 * @example
 * <BR>
 *
 * ```javascript
 * import { hexToString } from '@polkadot/util';
 *
 * hexToU8a('0x68656c6c6f'); // hello
 * ```
 */

export function hexToString(_value) {
  return u8aToString(hexToU8a(_value));
}