User Guide

478 Chapter 3: ColdFusion Functions
FormatBaseN
Description
Converts number to a string, in the base specified by radix.
Returns
String that represents number, in the base radix.
Category
Display and formatting functions, Mathematical functions, String functions
Function syntax
FormatBaseN(number, radix)
See also
InputBaseN
Parameters
Example
<h3>FormatBaseN Example</h3>
<p>Converts a number to a string in the base specified by Radix.
<p>
<cfoutput>
<br>FormatBaseN(10,2): #FormatBaseN(10,2)#
<br>FormatBaseN(1024,16): #FormatBaseN(1024,16)#
<br>FormatBaseN(125,10): #FormatBaseN(125,10)#
<br>FormatBaseN(10.75,2): #FormatBaseN(10.75,2)#
</cfoutput>
<h3>InputBaseN Example</h3>
<p>InputBaseN returns the number obtained by converting a string,
using base specified by Radix (an integer from 2 to 36).
<cfoutput>
<br>InputBaseN("1010",2): #InputBaseN("1010",2)#
<br>InputBaseN("3ff",16): #InputBaseN("3ff",16)#
<br>InputBaseN("125",10): #InputBaseN("125",10)#
<br>InputBaseN(1010,2): #InputBaseN(1010,2)#
</cfoutput>
Parameter Description
number Number to convert
radix Base of the result