From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-09-09T22:36:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Reading in Hex numbers.

>>>>> "K" == Khurram  <khabibiuf@hotmail.com> writes:

K> I want to read in a file that has hex numbers, which are stored with
K> the "0x" hex prefix (i.e. 0x12345678).  Is there a built in function
K> that will do the conversion, similiar to "to_i", for hex numbers?

 You can try with Integer


pigeon% ruby -e 'p Integer("0x12345678")'
305419896
pigeon%
 
pigeon% ruby -e 'p Integer("0b0001110")'
14
pigeon% 

pigeon% ruby -e 'p Integer("01234567")'
342391
pigeon% 

pigeon% ruby -e 'p Integer("1234567")'
1234567
pigeon% 


Guy Decoux