2 files changed, 34 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.cpp
index 7d9c5dc325..82c88ca694 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.cpp
@@ -4355,12 +4355,41 @@ QByteArray QByteArray::fromHex(const QByteArray &hexEncoded)
 */
 QByteArray QByteArray::toHex() const
 {
-    QByteArray hex(d->size * 2, Qt::Uninitialized);
+    return toHex('\0');
+}
+
+/*! \overload
+    \since 5.9
+
+    Returns a hex encoded copy of the byte array. The hex encoding uses the numbers 0-9 and
+    the letters a-f.
+
+    If \a separator is not '\0', the separator character is inserted between the hex bytes.
+
+    Example:
+    \code
+        QByteArray macAddress = QByteArray::fromHex("123456abcdef");
+        macAddress.toHex(':'); // returns "12:34:56:ab:cd:ef"
+        macAddress.toHex(0);   // returns "123456abcdef"
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa fromHex()
+*/
+QByteArray QByteArray::toHex(char separator) const
+{
+    if (!d->size)
+        return QByteArray();
+
+    const int length = separator ? (d->size * 3 - 1) : (d->size * 2);
+    QByteArray hex(length, Qt::Uninitialized);
     char *hexData = hex.data();
     const uchar *data = (const uchar *)d->data();
-    for (int i = 0; i < d->size; ++i) {
-        hexData[i*2] = QtMiscUtils::toHexLower(data[i] >> 4);
-        hexData[i*2+1] = QtMiscUtils::toHexLower(data[i] & 0xf);
+    for (int i = 0, o = 0; i < d->size; ++i) {
+        hexData[o++] = QtMiscUtils::toHexLower(data[i] >> 4);
+        hexData[o++] = QtMiscUtils::toHexLower(data[i] & 0xf);
+
+        if ((separator) && (o < length))
+            hexData[o++] = separator;
     }
     return hex;
 }
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.h b/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.h
index 6875cbd764..cb94b30c2d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.h
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ public:
     QByteArray toBase64(Base64Options options) const;
     QByteArray toBase64() const; // ### Qt6 merge with previous
     QByteArray toHex() const;
+    QByteArray toHex(char separator) const; // ### Qt6 merge with previous
     QByteArray toPercentEncoding(const QByteArray &exclude = QByteArray(),
                                  const QByteArray &include = QByteArray(),
                                  char percent = '%') const;