[R] hex format

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Steve Vejcik wrote:

> Hello world:
> 	Has anyone used hex notation within R to represents integers?

That's a spectacularly vague question.  Short answer: yes.

> as.numeric("0x1AF0")
[1] 6896

(which BTW is system-dependent, but one person used it as you asked).

PLEASE read the posting guide and try for a `smarter' question.

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