Convert integer to hexadecimal and back again
Use:
int myInt = 2934;
string myHex = myInt.ToString("X"); // Gives you hexadecimal
int myNewInt = Convert.ToInt32(myHex, 16); // Back to int again.
See How to: Convert Between Hexadecimal Strings and Numeric Types (C# Programming Guide) for more information and examples.
int valInt = 12;
Console.WriteLine(valInt.ToString("X")); // C ~ possibly single-digit output
Console.WriteLine(valInt.ToString("X2")); // 0C ~ always double-digit output
Try the following to convert it to hex
public static string ToHex(this int value) {
return String.Format("0x{0:X}", value);
}
And back again
public static int FromHex(string value) {
// strip the leading 0x
if ( value.StartsWith("0x", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) {
value = value.Substring(2);
}
return Int32.Parse(value, NumberStyles.HexNumber);
}
// Store integer 182
int intValue = 182;
// Convert integer 182 as a hex in a string variable
string hexValue = intValue.ToString("X");
// Convert the hex string back to the number
int intAgain = int.Parse(hexValue, System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber);
from http://www.geekpedia.com/KB8_How-do-I-convert-from-decimal-to-hex-and-hex-to-decimal.html
HINT (from the comments):
Use .ToString("X4")
to get exactly 4 digits with leading 0, or .ToString("x4")
for lowercase hex numbers (likewise for more digits).