in reply to Re^2: To hex EXPR or 'EXPR' is my question
in thread To hex EXPR or 'EXPR' is my question

Interpreting strings that are read from external sources:

print 'deadbeef';;
deadbeef

print '0x'.'deadbeef';;
0xdeadbeef

print 0+ '0x'.'deadbeef';;
Argument "0x" isn't numeric in addition (+)
0deadbeef

print hex 'deadbeef';;
3735928559

print '77777777';;
77777777

print '0'.'77777777';;
077777777

print 0+'0'.'77777777';;
077777777

print oct '77777777';;
16777215

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