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Hello,

I have I program that makes text turn into int32. I would like to convert the int32 (int32 is inside the text box) to text. Any ideas? Nothing on google.

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OP is using a DLL that converts text into Int32 values (and works with hex). Replies from and rightly note that a UI textbox contains text and that numeric values can be stringified, but that simple advice misses several practical decoding scenarios. The right approach depends on what the textbox actually contains: a hex literal, a decimal integer that packs ASCII/UTF bytes, or a Unicode code point.

Common cases to consider:

  • A hex literal like "0x48656C6C" or "48656C6C" — this is raw hex and must be parsed into bytes and decoded with the correct text encoding.
  • A decimal integer such as 1214606444 that actually represents packed bytes (0x48656C6C) — convert the integer to bytes and decode (watch endianness).
  • An integer that is a single Unicode code point — convert the code point to a string/char.

Example decoders (C#):

Convert a 32-bit integer that contains packed ASCII bytes into text:

int packed = 0x48656C6C;
byte[] bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(packed);
Array.Reverse(bytes); // try with and without this depending on source endianness
string result = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes).TrimEnd('\0');

Convert a hex string into text:

string hex = "48656C6C";
byte[] bytes = Enumerable.Range(0, hex.Length / 2)
                        .Select(i => Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(i*2, 2), 16))
                        .ToArray();
string text = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes);

Convert a Unicode code point to a string:

int codePoint = 0x1F600;
string s = char.ConvertFromUtf32(codePoint);

Notes and gotchas: confirm whether the DLL gives a textual hex representation or a numeric value; check endianness (BitConverter is little-endian on Windows); handle signed Int32 values by treating their bit pattern as unsigned if needed; choose the correct encoding (ASCII vs UTF8 vs UTF16); trim trailing NULs. As observed, if the textbox already contains plain readable text then no decoding is needed — the above is for cases where the displayed digits actually encode character bytes.

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Member Avatar for Lusiphur

I'm confused...

>> int32 is inside the text box
and
>> I would like to convert the int32 to text.

are somewhat mutually exclusive.

If it's already within a textBox then it is already text... simply use

string myInt32AsText = textBoxName.Text;

Obviously somewhere else in your code the Int32 has already been converted to text (explicitly or implicitly) prior to being inserted into the textBox.

Hope this helps :) Please mark as solved if this resolves your issue.

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Im using a .dll that makes the text to int32. The .dll deals with hex. I want to simply change a string which has int32 text to plain text.

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either way, if you have a variable that is int32 and you want it as a string you can use:

string newString = Convert.ToString(int32Variable);

But as I said, any content of a textBox is already a string, therefor is a text value not an integer... so you should just be able to call textBoxName.Text to get your string value as it seems your .dll has already pre-converted the int32 value to a string in order to populate it into the textbox in the first place.

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You can also use ToString()

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You can also use ToString()

yes, you can, it's a matter of preference :)

You can certainly use int32VariableName.ToString() if it's not already in string form.

My point, however, was that it SHOULD be in string form already if it's contained in a textBox :twisted:

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