Re^3: convert to binary number

I was surprised by your statement "No, it's not. It's a number, ...". You were responding to my assertion that the integer was already in binary and could be printed in different bases with printf. Yes, an integer is a number but that doesn't mean it is not stored as binary in memory. Are you referring to assigning a number to a scalar variable such as my $num = 42 ?

According to perlnumber an integer is represented in Perl as a native integer according to the C compiler used to build Perl. Maybe I have assumed Perl is more like C than it really is. I was referring to how it is stored in memory and that you can use printf to display the value in other bases or even in binary.

The OP was vague and didn't provide examples so I'm wondering how to know what the OP really wanted.

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Re^4: convert to binary number by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 09, 2017 at 21:52 UTC
You were responding to my assertion that the integer was already in binary and could be printed in different bases with printf. I was responding to your assertion that no conversion was required. I wasn't responding to your contradictory assertion that `printf` could perform the required conversion.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: convert to binary number by Lotus1 (Vicar) on Jun 10, 2017 at 03:59 UTC
I was responding to your assertion that no conversion was required. I wasn't responding to your contradictory assertion that printf could perform the required conversion. If an integer in memory is in binary and is displayed as binary by `printf` is there a conversion? If you are talking about converting strings that represent numbers from one base to another that would be something different since the OP specifically mentioned an integer. From your original response: No, it's not. It's a number, and the OP really does want to convert it to binary. You still haven't explained how you know what the OP really wants since they didn't specify. I would like to hear more about how integers in Perl are just numbers.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: convert to binary number by Anonymous Monk on Jun 10, 2017 at 05:56 UTC
I believe that what ikegami is driving at is that perl variables are not simple dwords and thus, while still having a binary representation, you can't simply print the dword. Rather, you always have to translate the underlying structure to any of the possible representations, including binary.	[reply]
Re^7: convert to binary number by Lotus1 (Vicar) on Jun 10, 2017 at 13:25 UTC