packages/util/src/string/toHex.ts
// Copyright 2017-2024 @polkadot/util authors & contributors
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
import type { AnyString, HexString } from '../types.js';
import { u8aToHex } from '../u8a/toHex.js';
import { stringToU8a } from './toU8a.js';
/**
* @name stringToHex
* @summary Creates a hex string from a utf-8 string
* @description
* String input values return the actual encoded hex value.
* @example
* <BR>
*
* ```javascript
* import { stringToHex } from '@polkadot/util';
*
* stringToU8a('hello'); // 0x68656c6c6f
* ```
*/
export function stringToHex (value?: AnyString): HexString {
return u8aToHex(
stringToU8a(value)
);
}