Converts a hexadecimal string
hexnum
into its
equivalent decimal value.
If
hexnum
is omitted, it interprets
$_
. The
following code sets
$number
to 4,294,906,560:
$number = hex("ffff12c0");
To do the inverse function, use:
sprintf "%lx", $number; # (That's a letter 'l', not a one.)
