php man page for gmp_import

GMP_IMPORT(3)								 1							     GMP_IMPORT(3)

gmp_import - Import from a binary string

SYNOPSIS
       GMP gmp_import (string  $data, integer  $word_size, integer  $options)

DESCRIPTION
	Import a GMP number from a binary string

PARAMETERS
	      o $data
		- The binary string being imported

	      o $word_size
		- Default value is 1. The number of bytes in each chunk of binary data. This is mainly used in conjunction with the options param-
		eter.

	      o $options
		- Default value is GMP_MSW_FIRST | GMP_NATIVE_ENDIAN.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns a GMP number or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      gmp_import(3) example

	      <?php
	      $number = gmp_import("");
	      echo gmp_strval($number) . "
";

	      $number = gmp_import("12");
	      echo gmp_strval($number) . "
";
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      0
	      528

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