The HEX-OF function returns an alphanumeric character string consisting of a hexadecimal representation of the argument used
                  on input. 
                   
               
            
 
            
             The type of the function is alphanumeric. 
               
            
 
            
            
               General Format
 
               	  
               	  
 
               
              
            
            
               Arguments
 
               	  
                
                  	 
                  - argument-1 must be a data item, literal, or an intrinsic function result of any data class. 
                     	 
                  
  
            
            
               Returned Values
 
               	  
                
                  	 
                  -  An alphanumeric character string consisting of a hexadecimal representation of 
                     		argument-1. 
                     	 
                  
-  The length of the character string returned, in bytes, is twice the length of 
                     		argument-1, in bytes.