hexdec
hexdec
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
hexdec — Hexadecimal to decimal
Description
number hexdec ( string $hex_string )
Returns the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number represented by the hex_string argument. hexdec() converts a hexadecimal string to a decimal number.
hexdec() will ignore any non-hexadecimal characters it encounters.
Parameters
hex_string
The hexadecimal string to convert
Return Values
The decimal representation of hex_string
Examples
Example #1 hexdec() 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() - Decimal to hexadecimal
- bindec() - Binary to decimal
- octdec() - Octal to decimal
- base_convert() - Convert a number between arbitrary bases
← getrandmax
hypot →
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