Do you mean something similar to
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
using namespace std;
std::string to_hex(std::string s )
{
std::ostringstream oss;
for (auto c: s)
{
oss.width(2);
oss << std::hex << (unsigned int) c;
}
return oss.str();
}
int main()
{
std::string s{"foo"};
std::cout << s << ", " << to_hex(s) << std::endl;
}
?