OCT$¶

Syntax¶

OCT$(X)

Versions: Extended, Disk

Returns a string which represents the octal value of the decimal argument. X is rounded to an integer before OCT$(X) is evaluated.

The returned string contains only the digits 0-7, representing the octal (base-8) value of X.

10 INPUT X
20 A$ = OCT$(X)
30 PRINT X; "DECIMAL IS "; A$; " OCTAL"
RUN
? 64
64 DECIMAL IS 100 OCTAL
Ok

10 PRINT OCT$(255)
RUN
377
Ok

ASC - Returns a numerical value that is the ASCII code of the first character of the string X$
CHR$ - Returns a one-character string whose ASCII code is the specified value
HEX$ - Returns a string which represents the hexadecimal value of the decimal argument
INSTR - Searches for the first occurrence of string Y$ in X$ and returns the position at which the match is found
LEFT$ - Return the leftmost N characters from a string
LEN - Returns the number of characters in X$
MID$ - Extract a substring from the middle of a string
MID$ Assignment - Replace characters within a string variable
RIGHT$ - Return the rightmost N characters from a string
SPACE$ - Returns a string of I spaces
SPC - Prints I blanks on the terminal
STR$ - Convert a number to its string representation
[STRING $](string_dollar.md) - Returns a string of length I whose characters all have ASCII code J or the first character of X$
VAL - Returns the numerical value of string X$