base

Convert a Number or numeric String between numeric bases.

Syntax

• String base( Mixed subject, Number from, Number to [, String fromchars [, String tochars ] ] )

Parameters

• Mixed subject - The number to convert.
  • String - The String will be treated as a number of base from. There is no practical limit to the length that can be handled.
  • Number - The Number will be treated as a number of base from. If the number is too big to hold as a standard number, it should be given as a String.
• Number from - The numeric base to convert from.
• Number to - The numeric base to convert to.
• String fromchars - The character list to use for the from base. If omitted, it will default to the numbers 0-9 followed by the letters a-z. This gives a maximum of base 36. If higher bases are to be used, longer strings need to be specified, up to a maximum of 256.
• String tochars - The character list to use for the to base. If omitted, fromchars will be used.

Result

• String - The converted number, in String form.