asciiXdigitValue

fnint asciiXdigitValue(char c)

Determines the numeric value of a character as a hexadecimal digit. If the character is not a hex digit according to funcGLib.ascii_isxdigit, -1 is returned.

Differs from funcGLib.unichar_xdigit_value because it takes a char, so there's no worry about sign extension if characters are signed.

Differs from funcGLib.unichar_xdigit_value because it takes a char, so there's no worry about sign extension if characters are signed.

Parameters

can ASCII character

Returns

the numerical value of c if it is a hex digit, -1 otherwise