num_of_string : string -> num

SYNOPSIS

Converts decimal, hex or binary string representation into number.

DESCRIPTION

The call num_of_string "n" converts the string "n" into an OCaml unlimited-precision number (type num). The string may be simply a sequence of decimal digits (e.g. "123"), or a hexadecimal representation starting with 0x as in C (e.g. "0xFF"), or a binary number starting with 0b (e.g. "0b101").

FAILURE CONDITIONS

Fails unless the string is a valid representation of one of these forms.

EXAMPLE

  # num_of_string "0b11000000";;
  val it : num = 192

SEE ALSO

dest_numeral, mk_numeral.