Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array.

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From	Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject	Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array.
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Robby Balona <robby@grab.co.za> writes:

> I am new to javascript. I have been trying to figure this out for a
> week now and because I don't know what I am talking about .. its hard
> to Google the right solution.
>
> I have a string "ab05d705" and I am trying to convert it to the
> following so I can add it to a Uint8Array. So how do I convert the
> string "ab05d705" to
> 0xab,0x05,0xd7,0x05 to put into the following 
> var data = new Uint8Array([0xab,0x05,0xd7,0x05]);

One way:

  var s = "ab05d705";
  Uint8Array.from(s.replace(/../g, ',0x$&').split(',').slice(1))

Try each part out one at a time to see what this is doing.

-- 
Ben.

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How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Robby Balona <robby@grab.co.za> - 2016-01-22 03:52 -0800
  Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-01-22 13:25 +0100
    Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-01-22 13:32 +0100
      Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-22 12:54 +0000
        Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-01-22 14:22 +0100
  Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-22 12:41 +0000
  Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Robby Balona <robby@grab.co.za> - 2016-01-23 00:51 -0800
    Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-01-23 12:15 +0100
    Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-23 11:17 +0000
  Re: How do I convert the following to Uint8Array. Robby Balona <robby@grab.co.za> - 2016-01-24 09:44 -0800

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