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Hex Function
This standard VB function returns the hexadecimal representation of a number, as a string.
Syntax
Hex[$](number)
Returns
The hexadecimal representation of number as a string.
Usage
If number is an integer, the return string contains up to four hexadecimal digits; otherwise, the value is converted to a long integer, and the string can contain up to 8 hexadecimal digits.
To represent a hexadecimal number directly, precede the hexadecimal value with
&H
. For example,&H10
equals decimal 16 in hexadecimal notation.The dollar sign ($) in the function name is optional. If it is included, the return type is string. Otherwise the function returns a variant of vartype 8 (string).
Example
This example returns the hex value for a number entered by the user.
Sub Button_Click
Dim usernum as Integer
Dim hexvalue as String
usernum = 23
hexvalue = Hex(usernum)
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Siebel VB Language Reference Published: 18 June 2003 |