# $EPIC: strtol.txt,v 1.1.1.1 2006/07/11 04:57:43 jnelson Exp $
Synopsis:
Technical:
<base> is a number, either 0, or 2 to 36.
<number> is a valid number in the given <base>.
If <base> or <number> are omitted, the empty string is returned.
If <base> is not 0 or 2 to 36, the empty string is returned.
If <number> is not valid for <base>, 0 is returned.
Otherwise, the return value is <number> converted to base 10.
Remember that <number> has to fit into a (long) variable type.
Practical:
This is useful to convert binary, octal, or hex numbers to decimal.
Returns:
The <number> of the given <base>, converted to base 10.
The empty string if argument is omitted.
0 if the conversion was unsucessful.
Examples:
$strtol(16 ABC194F) returns 180099407
History:
This function first appeared in EPIC5-0.0.2.