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# PatchworkUtils

> Helper functions

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## Functions

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### toString8

Converts uint64 raw data to an 8 character string

```solidity theme={null}
function toString8(uint64 raw) internal pure returns (string memory out);
```

**Parameters**

| Name  | Type     | Description  |
| ----- | -------- | ------------ |
| `raw` | `uint64` | the raw data |

**Returns**

| Name  | Type     | Description |
| ----- | -------- | ----------- |
| `out` | `string` | the string  |

### toString16

Converts uint128 raw data to a 16 character string

```solidity theme={null}
function toString16(uint128 raw) internal pure returns (string memory out);
```

**Parameters**

| Name  | Type      | Description  |
| ----- | --------- | ------------ |
| `raw` | `uint128` | the raw data |

**Returns**

| Name  | Type     | Description |
| ----- | -------- | ----------- |
| `out` | `string` | the string  |

### toString32

Converts uint256 raw data to a 32 character string

```solidity theme={null}
function toString32(uint256 raw) internal pure returns (string memory out);
```

**Parameters**

| Name  | Type      | Description  |
| ----- | --------- | ------------ |
| `raw` | `uint256` | the raw data |

**Returns**

| Name  | Type     | Description |
| ----- | -------- | ----------- |
| `out` | `string` | the string  |

### trimUp

Trims a raw string to its null-terminated length

```solidity theme={null}
function trimUp(bytes memory byteArray) internal pure returns (string memory out);
```

**Parameters**

| Name        | Type    | Description    |
| ----------- | ------- | -------------- |
| `byteArray` | `bytes` | the raw string |

**Returns**

| Name  | Type     | Description        |
| ----- | -------- | ------------------ |
| `out` | `string` | the trimmed string |

### convertUint16ToBytes

Converts a uint16 into a 2-byte array

```solidity theme={null}
function convertUint16ToBytes(uint16 input) internal pure returns (bytes memory);
```

**Parameters**

| Name    | Type     | Description |
| ------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `input` | `uint16` | the uint16  |

**Returns**

| Name     | Type    | Description     |
| -------- | ------- | --------------- |
| `<none>` | `bytes` | bytes the array |

### strToUint256

Converts a string to a uint256

```solidity theme={null}
function strToUint256(string memory str) internal pure returns (uint256 val);
```

**Parameters**

| Name  | Type     | Description           |
| ----- | -------- | --------------------- |
| `str` | `string` | the string to convert |

**Returns**

| Name  | Type      | Description       |
| ----- | --------- | ----------------- |
| `val` | `uint256` | the uint256 value |