HEXDEC(3) 1 HEXDEC(3)
hexdec - Hexadecimal to decimal
SYNOPSIS
number hexdec (string $hex_string)
DESCRIPTION
Returns the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number represented by the $hex_string argument. hexdec(3) converts a hexadecimal string
to a decimal number.
hexdec(3) will ignore any non-hexadecimal characters it encounters.
PARAMETERS
o $hex_string
- The hexadecimal string to convert
RETURN VALUES
The decimal representation of $hex_string
EXAMPLES
Example #1
hexdec(3) example
<?php
var_dump(hexdec("See"));
var_dump(hexdec("ee"));
// both print "int(238)"
var_dump(hexdec("that")); // print "int(10)"
var_dump(hexdec("a0")); // print "int(160)"
?>
NOTES
Note
The function can convert numbers that are too large to fit into the platforms integer type, larger values are returned as float in
that case.
SEE ALSO
dechex(3), bindec(3), octdec(3), base_convert(3).
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