This parseInt() something you want? Try parseInt("23", 16) https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/parseInt
I'm on mobile, if anything is incorrect then sorry. On Thu, Dec 4, 2014, 10:22 PM P THE AWESOME <p2kwolfg...@live.com> wrote: > I am trying to convert a string with the byte number in it into a real > byte. > > var string = "23"; // Or it could be 4E, CA, 22, FF, or any other byte > var byte = somehowConvertStringToByte(string); // The variable "byte" > Should look like 0x23 to NodeJS > var otherByte = 0x23; // This is 100% equal to the variable "byte." > NodeJS will see this variable and "byte" the exact same way. > > Hopefully this makes sense. I'm have to generate some stupid checksums to > get my UPB serial PIM to accept commands. I have the reset of the code > working. I'm making a CLI script that generates UPB commands and then sends > them with node-serialport. > > Thank you for any help, as this has completely stumped me. > > -- > Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > New group rules: > https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file-moderation-policy-md > Old group rules: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/90d6eac1-bfff-4ded-8bef-bed54b8634ee%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/90d6eac1-bfff-4ded-8bef-bed54b8634ee%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ New group rules: https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file-moderation-policy-md Old group rules: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/CAKUejdeOpY5cg0_ev8MOQ-Yo5wU3kfXLMyGFPZ4Sj1w7XRXSug%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.