Synopsis
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