hexfread

Version 1.0.0.0 (1.53 KB) by M MA
Read binary files as hexadecimal.
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Returns the file elements converted to hexadecimal and in a matrice with a desired number of columns.

Syntax:
[HEX,SIZE] = HEXFREAD(FILE,COLS)

In the screenshot is shown an example with the MATLAB icon:
h=hexfread([matlabroot,'/X11/icons/matlab32c_icon.xpm'])

The inverse is done by HEXDISP.
This is the strategy used by SELFPACK, in order to store any file inside a p file...

Cite As

M MA (2026). hexfread (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/8832-hexfread), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R12
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
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1.0.0.0