How to store an RFID tag number in a string

String rfid_uid = ""; if (rfid.readCardSerial()) { String rfid_uid = ""; for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { Serial.print(rfid.serNum[i], HEX); rfid_uid = rfid.serNum[i]; } Serial.println(); } 

This code has multiple problems:

• the variable rfid_uid is defined twice, they are overshadowing each other. The inner part only assigns a value to the rfid_uid delcared in the inside of the if statement, the outer rfid_uid will remain empty
• As you can see with Serial.print(rfid.serNum[i], HEX);, the element rfid.serNum[i] is an integer, which is printed as hex. (e.g. 123 = 7B), in rfid_uid = rfid.serNum[i]; you however assign the direct numerical value, without converting it to hex

You can try the following, if you want the serial number as a 4 byte hex string:

String rfid_uid = ""; if (rfid.readCardSerial()) { for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { String uid_part = String(rfid.serNum[i], HEX); Serial.print(uid_part); rfid_uid += uid_part; } Serial.println(); } //rest as before 

This should construct a String object from the integer in HEX format and append (using the += operator it to the rfid_uid string). Thus, after 4 iterations, the String value is built up and can be used in the request.