PHP byte array

[rlelek]

How would someone go about creating a byte array in PHP?

 

I see google results for C# and maybe a few VB results, but no PHP.

Basically, what I want to do is take a binary string, and then convert it to 13 bytes.

 

I would then like to convert those bytes to display in hexadecimal form.

something like this?

 

00 00 00 0D 13 8A 87 BA B5 CF 38 04 B1

(There are 13 listed)

 

Please help!

 

Thanks in advance!

 

[ShaunO]

Maybe bin2hex() does what you need?

[rlelek]

sorry, bin2hex does not really do what I need to do.

 

i first need to essentially  "split" the code up into 13 bytes?

I really don't know how to phrase it better than that.

I've only started working with bits/bytes.

 

Anyway, I do want each byte to be changed to a  hex when it is split.

 

So we have step 2, but we still need to figure out step 1....

[kenrbnsn]

Does this:

<?php
$in_str = 'this is a test';
$hex_ary = array();
foreach (str_split($in_str) as $chr) 
$hex_ary[] = sprintf("%02X", ord($chr));
echo implode(' ',$hex_ary);
?>

give you what you're looking for?

 

Ken

[rlelek]

Thanks Ken, right before I read your post, ShaunO's idea worked...somewhat

However, it is really odd, let me show everyone an output.

 

first, I have the hex that I want (d138a87bab5cf3804b1);

so I convert it to a decimal and it matches the variable!

but when I try to convert back to a hexidecimal... things go WRONG.

Have a look...

 

/* $tb = 6.17512345671E+22 (integer) */

echo '<br />Test: ' . base_convert($tb, 10, 16);
echo '<br />Test 2: ' . base_convert((hexdec('d138a87bab5cf3804b1')), 10, 16);

/* both ouput 382994669bd2 when converted to hex */

 

I just don't get it, I think decimals and hexidecimals should be able to convert.

Maybe it is too big of a number?

[sasa]

yes

[rlelek]

yes

 

So if that yes means it is too big....

how should I get around it?

 

I'll keep looking .....

[kenrbnsn]

Can you explain exactly what you want to do? If you tell us more clearly, we may be able to help you.

 

Ken