diff --git a/Util.h b/Util.h
index bd048f6..5933c15 100644
--- a/Util.h
+++ b/Util.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 }
 
 
+// TODO: perhaps rename this function, it converts the string "#010203" to the int 0x010203
 inline static unsigned int str2col(std::string str)
 {
 	if (str[0] == '#')
@@ -64,3 +65,14 @@
 	return (float)atof(str.c_str());
 }
 
+
+// TODO: this doesn't work for any T, should work for int, perhaps need to add an std::enable_if
+template<typename T>
+inline static std::string int2hex(const T& value)
+{
+    std::ostringstream oss;
+    oss << std::hex << value;
+    return oss.str();
+}
+
+