Re: bindec/decbin

Cornelia Boenigk wrote: > *bindec() converts a binary number to an integer. The largest number > that can be converted is 31 bits of 1's or 2147483647 in decimal.* > bindec() can handle much bigger values, see the example below. You are right. Since PHP 4.1.0 bindec returns float instead of long for large numbers. I will add a note about this to the manual. > *Returns a string containing a binary representation of the given > number argument. The largest number that can be converted is > 4294967295 in decimal resulting to a string of 32 1's.* > decbin doesn't issue an error when called with bigger values. The > function converts but truncates every bigger value to 32 digits where > the MSB are truncated. If nobody objects, I will add this exact paragraph to the manual. Jakub Vrana