To Hex Content

Converts special characters in a string to hexadecimal. This format is used by SNORT for representing hex within ASCII text. For example, foo=bar becomes foo|3d|bar. To Hex Content lives in the Data format category of the fx menu.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
Input	string	yes	—	Value to transform. Previous step output or a literal.
Convert	string	no	Only special chars	Choose one of: Only special chars, Only special chars including spaces, All chars.
Print spaces between bytes	boolean	no	false	Disabled by default.

Input is the primary value (previous step output or a literal).

Returned value

Type	Description
string	Result of the To Hex Content transformation.

Limitations

• This operation treats Input as raw bytes (binary-capable). Non-text payloads may display differently after decoding.
• Invalid or mismatched encoding for the chosen options typically raises an evaluation error — fix the Input or options before re-running.

Example

Run To Hex Content

Converts special characters in a string to hexadecimal. Adjust optional parameters when the defaults do not match your payload.

1. Set Input to the value to transform. Paste:

   Input

   foo=bar

2. Review Convert, Print spaces between bytes and keep defaults unless your format requires otherwise.

3. Confirm Output value matches the expected result (for example foo|3d|bar.).