Re^5: convert to binary number

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.

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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
I think "driving at" is a generous way to phrase it but I see your point. I need to remind myself that Perl is a high level language and is not the same as C. I've been trying to find more detail about how Perl stores variables and I finally found perlguts. Thanks.	[reply]