From: Josef 'Jupp' Schugt <jupp@...>
Date: 2003-07-03T07:25:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Base of Numbers

Saluton!

* Dave Thomas; 2003-07-02, 20:26 UTC:
> This is a test 'ri'. Please report errors and omissions
> on http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?RIOnePointEight
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------ Fixnum#to_s
>      fix.to_s( base=10 ) -> aString 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>      Returns a string containing the representation of fix radix base
>      (2, 8, 10, or 16).
>         12345.to_s       #=> "12345"
>         12345.to_s(2)    #=> "11000000111001"
>         12345.to_s(8)    #=> "30071"
>         12345.to_s(10)   #=> "12345"
>         12345.to_s(16)   #=> "3039"

to_s works for any basis from 2 to 36 using these digits:

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h,
i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z

Gis,

Josef 'Jupp' Schugt
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