HEX2DEC (hexadecimal number to decimal number)

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HEX2DEC (hexadecimal number to decimal number)

Syntax:

HEX2DEC(Number)

Description:

This converts the given hexadecimal number (base 16) to a decimal number (base 10).

Number is the number to be converted.

Negative numbers must be represented in the 32-bit two's complement (see last example).

The permissible value range for Number is (in hexadecimal notation):

80000000 ≤ Number ≤ 7FFFFFFF

This corresponds in decimal notation to:

-2,147,483,648 ≤ Number ≤ 2,147,483,647

Example:

HEX2DEC("2A") returns 42

HEX2DEC("FFFFFFD6") returns -42

See also:

DEC2HEX, HEX2BIN, HEX2OCT, DECIMAL