diff --git a/lib/parse.js b/lib/parse.js
index 128d07c..ec9a578 100644
--- a/lib/parse.js
+++ b/lib/parse.js
@@ -1,24 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var hex = function (c){
-  switch (c){
-    case "0": return 0;
-    case "1": return 1;
-    case "2": return 2;
-    case "3": return 3;
-    case "4": return 4;
-    case "5": return 5;
-    case "6": return 6;
-    case "7": return 7;
-    case "8": return 8;
-    case "9": return 9;
-    case "a": case "A": return 10;
-    case "b": case "B": return 11;
-    case "c": case "C": return 12;
-    case "d": case "D": return 13;
-    case "e": case "E": return 14;
-    case "f": case "F": return 15;
-  }
+  return parseInt(c, 16);
 };
 
 module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
@@ -40,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
   var keySpace;
   var sep;
   var ignoreLine;
-  
+
   var line = function (){
     if (key || value || sep){
       handlers.line (key, value);
@@ -49,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
       sep = false;
     }
   };
-  
+
   var escapeString = function (key, c, code){
     if (escapingUnicode && unicodeRemaining){
       unicode = (unicode << 4) + hex (c);
@@ -58,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
       escapingUnicode = false;
       return key + String.fromCharCode (unicode);
     }
-    
+
     //code 117: u
     if (code === 117){
       unicode = 0;
@@ -66,9 +49,9 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
       unicodeRemaining = 4;
       return key;
     }
-    
+
     escape = false;
-    
+
     //code 116: t
     //code 114: r
     //code 110: n
@@ -77,13 +60,13 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
     else if (code === 114) return key + "\r";
     else if (code === 110) return key + "\n";
     else if (code === 102) return key + "\f";
-    
+
     return key + c;
   };
-  
+
   var isComment;
   var isSeparator;
-  
+
   if (options._strict){
     isComment = function (c, code, options){
       return options._comments[c];
@@ -105,7 +88,7 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
       return code === 61 || code === 58 || options._separators[c];
     };
   }
-  
+
   for (var i=~~control.resume; i<data.length; i++){
     if (control.abort) return;
     if (control.pause){
@@ -114,13 +97,13 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
       control.resume = i;
       return;
     }
-    
+
     c = data[i];
     code = data.charCodeAt (i);
-    
+
     //code 13: \r
     if (code === 13) continue;
-    
+
     if (isCommentLine){
       //code 10: \n
       if (code === 10){
@@ -130,7 +113,7 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
       }
       continue;
     }
-    
+
     //code 93: ]
     if (isSectionLine && code === 93){
       handlers.section (section);
@@ -138,7 +121,7 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
       ignoreLine = true;
       continue;
     }
-    
+
     if (skipSpace){
       //code 32: " " (space)
       //code 9: \t
@@ -158,7 +141,7 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
       skipSpace = false;
       multiLine = false;
     }
-    
+
     if (newLine){
       newLine = false;
       if (isComment (c, code, options)){
@@ -173,11 +156,11 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
         continue;
       }
     }
-    
+
     //code 10: \n
     if (code !== 10){
       if (control.skipSection || ignoreLine) continue;
-      
+
       if (!isSectionLine){
         if (!escape && isKey && isSeparator (c, code, options)){
           //sep is needed to detect empty key and empty value with a
@@ -190,18 +173,18 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
           continue;
         }
       }
-      
+
       //code 92: "\" (backslash)
       if (code === 92){
         if (escape){
           if (escapingUnicode) continue;
-          
+
           if (keySpace){
             //Line with whitespace separator
             keySpace = false;
             isKey = false;
           }
-        
+
           if (isSectionLine) section += "\\";
           else if (isKey) key += "\\";
           else value += "\\";
@@ -213,7 +196,7 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
           keySpace = false;
           isKey = false;
         }
-        
+
         if (isSectionLine){
           if (escape) section = escapeString (section, c, code);
           else section += c;
@@ -258,14 +241,14 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
         newLine = true;
         skipSpace = true;
         isKey = true;
-        
+
         line ();
       }
     }
   }
-  
+
   control.parsed = true;
-  
+
   if (isSectionLine && !ignoreLine){
     //The section doesn't end with ], it's a key
     control.error = new Error ("The section line \"" + section + "\" must end" +
@@ -273,4 +256,4 @@ module.exports = function (data, options, handlers, control){
     return;
   }
   line ();
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};