Oct$ Function

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Definition:

Returns a string that shows the octal value (base 8) of the supplied decimal argument.

Syntax:

Oct[$](number)

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Syntax Description

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number Any numeric expression.

Details:

The Oct$ function provides a method for representing a decimal number as an octal value. Octal notation is a method of counting using eight digits.

The argument number is rounded to the nearest whole number before it is converted.

To represent octal numbers directly, you can include the prefix &O with the numbers in the proper range. For example, &O377 is the octal notation for decimal 255.

Oct$ returns a String.

See Also:

Hex, Hex$ Functions

Example: