R: Serialize a raw vector to a string

raw_deparse_str {rlang} | R Documentation

## Serialize a raw vector to a string

### Description

This function converts a raw vector to a hexadecimal string, optionally adding a prefix and a suffix. It is roughly equivalent to `paste0(prefix, paste(format(x), collapse = ""), suffix)` and much faster.

### Usage

    raw_deparse_str(x, prefix = NULL, suffix = NULL)

### Arguments

`x` | A raw vector.
`prefix, suffix` | Prefix and suffix strings, or 'NULL.

### Value

A string.

### Examples

    raw_deparse_str(raw())
    raw_deparse_str(charToRaw("string"))
    raw_deparse_str(raw(10), prefix = "'0x", suffix = "'")

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