Output numbers in hex

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Is their a way to print a hex number without it being automaticly converted into a decimal? Something like:

$hex_num = 0xf4a;
print $hex_num; # but no conversion
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(zdog) Re: Output numbers in hex by zdog (Priest) on Jul 08, 2002 at 07:09 UTC
This may be what you're looking for: `printf ("%x", 0xf4a);` See sprintf and printf for more information. Zenon Zabinski \| zdog \| zdog@perlmonk.org	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Output numbers in hex by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Jul 08, 2002 at 10:17 UTC
Actually, all you want is to keep your hex constant as a string. `$hex_num = "0xf4a"; print $hex_num;` [download] When you are ready to use the hex number in any numerical calculations, don't forget to use the `hex` function. Abigail	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Output numbers in hex by seattlejohn (Deacon) on Jul 08, 2002 at 07:11 UTC
The variable `$hex_num` doesn't "know" that the number is in hex, just that it's an integer. Your code as written is actually equivalent to this: `$hex_num = 3914; print $hex_num;` [download] What you might want is this: `$hex_num = 0xf4a; printf "0x%x", $hex_num;` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]