WoW:API tonumber: Difference between revisions

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;''Arguments''
;''Arguments''
:'''tonumber(arg {,base})'''
:'''tonumber(arg[, base])'''
::'''arg''' - this value will be converted to a numeric value.
::'''arg''' - this value will be converted to a numeric value.
::'''base''' - An optional argument specifies the base to interpret the numeral. The base may be any integer between 2 and 36, inclusive. In bases above 10, the letter `A´ (in either upper or lower case) represents 10, `B´ represents 11, and so forth, with `Z´ representing 35. In base 10 (the default), the number may have a decimal part, as well as an optional exponent part. In other bases, only unsigned integers are accepted.
::'''base''' - An optional argument specifies the base to interpret the numeral. The base may be any integer between 2 and 36, inclusive. In bases above 10, the letter `A´ (in either upper or lower case) represents 10, `B´ represents 11, and so forth, with `Z´ representing 35. In base 10 (the default), the number may have a decimal part, as well as an optional exponent part. In other bases, only unsigned integers are accepted.
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  tonumber("argqerg")   
  tonumber("argqerg")   
  --Returns nil
  --Returns nil
tonumber("argqerg", 36) 
--Returns 4294967295


  tonumber("13", 8)
  tonumber("13", 8)
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  tonumber ("D", 16)
  tonumber ("D", 16)
  --Returns 13
  --Returns 13
== Notes ==
* This function always converts ''arg'' into base 10 (decimal).
:If you want to convert from one base to another, you'll have to do the math yourself.
* If ''base'' is less than 2 or greater than 36, an error will be thrown ("Base out of range").
* If ''arg'' cannot be converted from ''base'' to decimal, nil will be returned.


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