Adobe ColdFusion 8

FormatBaseN

Description

Converts number to a string, in the base specified by radix.

Returns

String that represents number, in the base radix.

Category

Display and formatting functions, Mathematical functions, String functions

Function syntax

FormatBaseN(number, radix)

See also

InputBaseN

Parameters

Parameter

Description

number

Number to convert

radix

Base of the result

Example

<h3>FormatBaseN Example</h3>
<p>Converts a number to a string in the base specified by Radix.
<p>
<cfoutput>
<br>FormatBaseN(10,2): #FormatBaseN(10,2)#
<br>FormatBaseN(1024,16): #FormatBaseN(1024,16)#
<br>FormatBaseN(125,10): #FormatBaseN(125,10)#
<br>FormatBaseN(10.75,2): #FormatBaseN(10.75,2)#
</cfoutput>
<h3>InputBaseN Example</h3>
<p>InputBaseN returns the number obtained by converting a string, 
    using base specified by Radix (an integer from 2 to 36).</p>

<cfoutput>
<br>InputBaseN("1010",2): #InputBaseN("1010",2)#
<br>InputBaseN("3ff",16): #InputBaseN("3ff",16)#
<br>InputBaseN("125",10): #InputBaseN("125",10)#
<br>InputBaseN(1010,2): #InputBaseN(1010,2)#
</cfoutput>