php-doc-en/reference/math/functions/base-convert.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
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<refentry id="function.base-convert">
<refnamediv>
<refname>base_convert</refname>
<refpurpose>Convert a number between arbitrary bases</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>base_convert</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>number</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>frombase</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>tobase</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Returns a string containing <parameter>number</parameter>
represented in base <parameter>tobase</parameter>. The base in
which <parameter>number</parameter> is given is specified in
<parameter>frombase</parameter>. Both
<parameter>frombase</parameter> and <parameter>tobase</parameter>
have to be between 2 and 36, inclusive. Digits in numbers with a
base higher than 10 will be represented with the letters a-z,
with a meaning 10, b meaning 11 and z meaning 35.
<example>
<title><function>base_convert</function></title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$hexadecimal = 'A37334';
echo base_convert($hexadecimal, 16, 2);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<para>
Outputs:
</para>
<screen>
<![CDATA[
101000110111001100110100
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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