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From base16 (hex8)

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

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