Returns the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number
represented by the hex_string
argument.
hexdec() converts a hexadecimal string to a
decimal number.
hexdec() will ignore any non-hexadecimal
characters it encounters.
Parameters
hex_string
The hexadecimal string to convert
Return Values
The decimal representation of hex_string
ChangeLog
Version
Description
Since 4.1.0
The function can now convert values that are to big for
the platforms integer type, it will return
the value as float instead in that case.
Examples
Example #1 hexdec() example
<?php var_dump(hexdec("See")); var_dump(hexdec("ee")); // both print "int(238)"