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<h1 class="refname">gmp_strval</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">gmp_strval</span> — <span class="dc-title">Convert GMP number to string</span></p>
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<div class="refsect1 description" id="refsect1-function.gmp-strval-description">
<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type">string</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>gmp_strval</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">resource</span> <code class="parameter">$gmpnumber</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$base</code><span class="initializer"> = 10</span></span>
] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
Convert GMP number to string representation in base
<em><code class="parameter">base</code></em>. The default base is 10.
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-function.gmp-strval-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
<p class="para">
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">gmpnumber</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The GMP number that will be converted to a string.
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<p class="para">It can be either a GMP number <span class="type"><a href="language.types.resource.html" class="type resource">resource</a></span>, or a
numeric string given that it is possible to convert the latter to a number.</p>
</dd>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">base</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The base of the returned number. The default base is 10.
Allowed values for the base are from 2 to 62 and -2 to -36.
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</dd>
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.gmp-strval-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
The number, as a <span class="type"><a href="language.types.string.html" class="type string">string</a></span>.
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<div class="refsect1 changelog" id="refsect1-function.gmp-strval-changelog">
<h3 class="title">Changelog</h3>
<p class="para">
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<th>Version</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<td>5.3.2</td>
<td>
The <em><code class="parameter">base</code></em> was extended from 2 to 36, to
2 to 62 and -2 to -36.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<div class="refsect1 notes" id="refsect1-function.gmp-strval-notes">
<h3 class="title">Notes</h3>
<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>:
<p class="para">
To use the extended base introduced in PHP 5.3.2, then
PHP must be compiled against GMP 4.2.0 or greater.
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<div class="refsect1 examples" id="refsect1-function.gmp-strval-examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
<p class="para">
<div class="example" id="example-3437">
<p><strong>Example #1 Converting a GMP number to a string</strong></p>
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br />$a </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">gmp_init</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"0x41682179fbf5"</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">printf</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Decimal: %s, 36-based: %s"</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">gmp_strval</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$a</span><span style="color: #007700">), </span><span style="color: #0000BB">gmp_strval</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$a</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">36</span><span style="color: #007700">));<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
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