Reference: hex
Author: Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour & Nathan Patwardhan
Date: 1999-07-02T01:36:06Z

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| Chapter 5 Function Reference |

## hex

    hex hexnum

Converts a hexadecimal string hexnum into its equivalent decimal value. If hexnum is omitted, it interprets `$_`. The following code sets `$number` to 4,294,906,560:

>     $number = hex("ffff12c0");

To do the inverse function, use:

>     sprintf "%lx", $number;   # (That's a letter 'l', not a one.)

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