Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@lifecube
Last active September 8, 2017 08:28
Show Gist options
  • Select an option

  • Save lifecube/9decfabdd208822a599fd5dbefa47012 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.

Select an option

Save lifecube/9decfabdd208822a599fd5dbefa47012 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Swift Data extension to support converting data to hexadecimal presented string and construct data by hexadecimal string
import Foundation
extension Data {
func hexDescription() -> String {
return map { String(format: "%02X", $0) }
.joined(separator: "")
}
init?(hexString:String) {
// Convert 0 ... 9, a ... f, A ...F to their decimal value,
// return nil for all other input characters
func decodeNibble(_ u: UInt16) -> UInt8? {
switch(u) {
case 0x30 ... 0x39:
return UInt8(u - 0x30)
case 0x41 ... 0x46:
return UInt8(u - 0x41 + 10)
case 0x61 ... 0x66:
return UInt8(u - 0x61 + 10)
default:
return nil
}
}
let utf16 = hexString.utf16
var bytes:[UInt8] = []
var i = utf16.startIndex
while i != utf16.endIndex {
guard let hi = decodeNibble(utf16[i]),
let loIndex = utf16.index(i, offsetBy: 1, limitedBy: utf16.endIndex),
let lo = decodeNibble(utf16[loIndex])
else {
return nil
}
let value = hi << 4 + lo
bytes.append(value)
i = utf16.index(i, offsetBy: 2, limitedBy: utf16.endIndex) ?? utf16.endIndex
}
self.init(bytes: bytes)
}
}
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment