From: instance_variable ok Date: 2012-04-28T06:15:57+09:00 Subject: Re: why does this return 255 bits instead of 256 (and general bit byte hex string array crypt mayhem why does a 32 character long string have a length (and bytesize) of 64 is my question then...shouldn't it be 8 * 32 = 256 bit hash ? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.