bin:hex

Constructs a binary value from a string of hexadecimal digits ([0-9A-Fa-f]*).

hex($value as xs:string?) ➔ xs:base64Binary?

Arguments

 

$value

xs:string?

The data written as a string sequence of hexadecimal digits

Result

xs:base64Binary?

Namespace

http://expath.org/ns/binary

Links to specifications

EXPath Binary Module 1.0

EXPath Binary Module 4.0

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 2.0 and later versions. Implemented since Saxon 9.6. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Available for all platforms.