[comment {-*- tcl -*- doctools manpage}]
[manpage_begin tcl::transform::hex n 1]
[keywords {channel transformation}]
[keywords hexadecimal]
[keywords {reflected channel}]
[keywords {tip 230}]
[keywords transformation]
[keywords {virtual channel}]
[copyright {2009 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>}]
[moddesc   {Reflected/virtual channel support}]
[category  Channels]
[titledesc {Hexadecimal encoding transformation}]
[require Tcl 8.6]
[require tcl::transform::core [opt 1]]
[require tcl::transform::hex [opt 1]]
[description]
[para]

The [package tcl::transform::hex] package provides a command creating
a channel transformation which hex encodes data written to it, and
decodes the data read from it.

[para] A related transformations in this module is
[package tcl::transform::base64].

[para] The internal [package TclOO] class implementing the transform
handler is a sub-class of the [package tcl::transform::core]
framework.

[section API]

[list_begin definitions]

[call [cmd ::tcl::transform::hex] [arg chan]]

This command creates a hex transformation on top of the channel
[arg chan] and returns its handle.

[list_end]

[vset CATEGORY virtchannel]
[include ../common-text/feedback.inc]
[manpage_end]
