Oct

Oct(number)

Description

Oct returns a string representation of the octal (base 8) value of a number. The required parameter, number, is any valid numeric expression. If number is not a whole number, it is rounded to the nearest whole number before being converted.

Example (Basic)

Rem Oct Example
'Oct returns a number as an octal string
Print "68 in octal:", Oct(68)
Print "1 in octal:", Oct(1)
Print "2605.45 in octal:", Oct(2605.45)

Example (JavaScript)

// Oct Example
/* Oct returns a number as an octal string */

function Oct(n) {
    n=Math.round(n);
    if (n < 0) { 
        n = 0177777 + n + 1; 
    } 
    return n.toString(8);
}

NSB.Print("68 in octal:" + " " + Oct(68) + "<br>");
NSB.Print("1 in octal:" + " " + Oct(1) + "<br>");
NSB.Print("2605.45 in octal:" + " " + Oct(2605.45) + "<br>");

Output

68 in octal:  104
1 in octal:   1
2605.45 in octal:    5055

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