Setting Data Types
By default all data in a file is merely "data" - the hex values of the bytes and their ASCII character representations will be shown. You can set more specific data types by selecting a range of bytes and choosing types from the Set data type menu under the context (right click) menu.
Types are grouped into the following categories:
- Machine code
Disassembles the code for the chosen architecture (ARM, MIPS, x86, etc) and displays the disassembly in the main view along with the hex and ASCII character representations. - Number
Displays the numeric value of the chosen type. - Text
Displays the hex values like normal, but text will be decoded from the chosen encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16, ISO-8859-1, etc).
Type annotations are saved alongside the original file in a .rehex-meta file along with other metadata.