Number Conversion Functions in Perl
1. What are Number Conversion Functions in Perl?
2. How to convert hexadecimal to decimal and string to integer?
Explanation
hex() Function:
The hex() function is used to get the decimal values for the given hexadecimal number.
Example :
#! C:programfilesperlbinperl
print "content-type: text/htmlnn";
print hex '0xFf';
print "<br>";
print hex 'fF';
255
255
oct() Function:
The oct() function converts a string to an octal number.
Example :
#! C:programfilesperlbinperl
print "content-type: text/htmlnn";
print "Octal value of 65 is::", oct('65'),"n";
print "<br>";
print "Octal value of 46 is::", oct('46'),"n";
Octal value of 65 is::53
Octal value of 46 is::38
