hextoint

Returns the platform-independent integer equivalent of a hexadecimal string.

Syntax

hextoint(hexadecimal_string)

Parameters

hexadecimal_string – is the hexadecimal value to be converted to an integer; must be a character-type column, variable name, or a valid hexadecimal string, with or without a “0x” prefix, enclosed in quotes.

Examples

Example 1 – Returns the integer equivalent of the hexadecimal string “0x00000100”. The result is always 256, regardless of the platform on which it is executed:
```
select hextoint ("0x00000100")
```

Usage

Use the hextoint function for platform-independent conversions of hexadecimal data to integers. hextoint accepts a valid hexadecimal string, with or without a “0x” prefix, enclosed in quotes, or the name of a character-type column or variable.

hextoint returns the integer equivalent of the hexadecimal string. The function always returns the same integer equivalent for a given hexadecimal string, regardless of the platform on which it is executed.

See the Transact-SQL Guide for more information about datatype conversion.

Standards

ANSI SQL – Compliance level: Transact-SQL extension.

Permissions

Any user can execute hextoint.