str2nr converts a string with a number in a binary, octal, decimal or hexadecimal representation to a numeric. " ../run_ str2nr
redir > str2nr.out
" 11001 binary is: 25
echo str2nr('11001', 2)
" 111 octal is: 73 = 8*8 + 8 + 1
echo str2nr('111', 8)
" ff hexadecimal is: 255
echo str2nr('ff', 16)
" Using base 16 ignores leading 0x,
" the following prints 127
echo str2nr('0x7f', 16)
redir END
q