strToCodes

strToCodes.coffee

strToCodes = (str) ->
  result = new Array(str.length)
  pos = 0
  while pos < str.length
    c = str.charCodeAt(pos).toString(16)
    result[pos] = if c.length % 2 == 1 then "x0"+c else "x"+c
    result[pos] += "\n" if c == "a" # i.e. "\n"
    pos++
  result.join(' ')

strToCodes.js

function strToCodes(str) {
  var c, pos = 0, result = new Array(str.length);
  while (pos < str.length) {
    c = str.charCodeAt(pos).toString(16);
    result[pos] = c.length % 2 === 1 ? "x0" + c : "x" + c;
    if (c === "a") {
      result[pos] += "\n";
    }
    pos++;
  }
  return result.join(' ');
};