php man page for gmp_init

GMP_INIT(3)								 1							       GMP_INIT(3)

gmp_init - Create GMP number

SYNOPSIS
       GMP gmp_init (mixed  $number, [int  $base])

DESCRIPTION
	Creates a GMP number from an integer or string.

PARAMETERS
	      o $number
		- An integer or a string. The string representation can be decimal, hexadecimal or octal.

	      o $base
		-  The base.  The base may vary from 2 to 36. If base is 0 (default value), the actual base is determined from the leading charac-
		ters: if the first two characters are 0x or 0X, hexadecimal is assumed, otherwise if the first character is "0", octal is assumed,
		otherwise decimal is assumed.

RETURN VALUES
	A GMP number resource in PHP 5.5 and earlier, or a GMP object in PHP 5.6 and later.

CHANGELOG
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |Version |						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|		     Description		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       | 5.3.2	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  The	$base was extended from 2 to 36, to 2 to 62 |
       |	| and -2 to -36.				    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
NOTES
       Note

	       To use the extended base introduced in PHP 5.3.2, then PHP must be compiled against GMP 4.2.0 or greater.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Creating GMP number

	      <?php
	      $a = gmp_init(123456);
	      $b = gmp_init("0xFFFFDEBACDFEDF7200");
	      ?>

NOTES
       Note

	       It is not necessary to call this function if you want to use integer or string in place	of  GMP  number  in  GMP  functions,  like
	      gmp_add(3). Function arguments are automatically converted to GMP numbers, if such conversion is possible and needed, using the same
	      rules as gmp_init(3).

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