I'm was trying to convert hexString to Array of Bytes([UInt8]) I searched everywhere but couldn't find a solution. Below is my swift 2 code
func stringToBytes(_ string: String) -> [UInt8]? {
let chars = Array(string)
let length = chars.count
if length & 1 != 0 {
return nil
}
var bytes = [UInt8]()
bytes.reserveCapacity(length/2)
for var i = 0; i < length; i += 2 {
if let a = find(hexChars, chars[i]),
let b = find(hexChars, chars[i+1]) {
bytes.append(UInt8(a << 4) + UInt8(b))
} else {
return nil
}
}
return bytes
}
Example Hex
Hex : "7661706f72"
expectedOutput : "vapor"
This code can generate the same output as your swift 2 code.
func stringToBytes(_ string: String) -> [UInt8]? {
// let length = string.characters.count
// Updating / replacing previous (now commented) line for Swift 5 (2023-12)
// No longer need reference characters.
let length = string.count
if length & 1 != 0 {
return nil
}
var bytes = [UInt8]()
bytes.reserveCapacity(length/2)
var index = string.startIndex
for _ in 0..<length/2 {
let nextIndex = string.index(index, offsetBy: 2)
if let b = UInt8(string[index..<nextIndex], radix: 16) {
bytes.append(b)
} else {
return nil
}
index = nextIndex
}
return bytes
}
let bytes = stringToBytes("7661706f72")
print(String(bytes: bytes!, encoding: .utf8)) //->Optional("vapor")