dechex() to convert decimal number to hexadecimal string in PHP

<?Php
echo dechex(2); // Output 2 
echo "<br>";
echo dechex(25); // Output 19 
echo "<br>";
echo dechex(200); // Output is c8
echo "<br>";
echo dechex(358); // Output is 166
echo "<br>";
echo dechex(2000); // Output is 7d0
?>

Syntax

string dechex(int $number);

Parameter	DESCRIPTION
$number	Required : Decimal number as Input to convert to equivalent hexadecimal number.

The output is string converted to hexadecimal base system.

Hexadecimal is positional numeral system with base of 16. The chars it used are from 0 to 9 and from A to F.

Example 1: Converting Large Decimal Numbers

<?php
echo dechex(10000);  // Output: 2710
?>

Example 2: Converting Negative Numbers

<?php
echo dechex(-255);  // Output: ffffff01 (two's complement representation)
?>

Example 3: Converting Multiple Decimal Numbers

<?php
$numbers = [15, 255, 4096];
foreach ($numbers as $num) {
    echo dechex($num) . "<br>";
}
?>

Example 4: Converting Decimal to Hexadecimal with Padding

<?php
$number = 255;
echo str_pad(dechex($number), 4, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);  // Output: 00ff
?>

Example 5: Hexadecimal Conversion in a Loop

<?php
for ($i = 0; $i <= 10; $i++) {
    echo "Decimal: $i => Hex: " . dechex($i) . "<br>";
}
?>

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dechex():hexadecimal equivalent of decimal number