Decimal

Convert any value into an integer.

decimal converts any value that can be converted into an integer (boolean, integer, a string containing only numeric characters or a date) into a decimal representation. An optional base parameter specifies the base to be used when converting the string. If no base parameter is given, base defaults to 10.

Usage:

value.decimal([base]) or decimal($value[,base]) Where: base is the base to be used when performing the conversion. ### Returns String.

Examples

Convert a hexadecimal number into decimal notation. set a="feff"; echo ${a.decimal(16)}; Result: echoes 65279

See Also

hex(), octal()