Description
This creates an integer from a valid hexadecimal (base16) string.
How does it work in the search window?
Select Create column in the search window toolbar, then select the Hex8 operation. You must specify one argument:
Argument | Data type |
|---|---|
Base16 string mandatory | string |
The data type of the values in the new column is integer.
Example
In the siem.logtrust.web.activity table, create a new column using the Hex8 operation.
The argument needed to create the new column is:
Base16 string - region column
Click Create column and you will see the following result:
How does it work in LINQ?
Use the operator select... as... and add the operation syntax to create the new column. This is the syntax for the Hex8 operation:
hex8(string)
Example
You can copy the following LINQ script and try the above example on the siem.logtrust.web.activity table.
from siem.logtrust.web.activity
hex8(region) as Hex8