BIN2OCT

The BIN2OCT function converts a signed binary number to signed octal format.

Sample Usage

BIN2OCT(101,8)

BIN2OCT(A2)

Syntax

BIN2OCT(signed_binary_number, [significant_digits])

  • signed_binary_number - The signed 10-bit binary value to be converted to signed octal, provided as a string.

    • The most significant bit of signed_binary_number is the sign bit; that is, negative numbers are represented in two's complement format.

    • For this function, this value has a maximum of 0111111111 if positive, and a minimum of 1000000000 if negative.

    • If signed_binary_number is provided as a valid binary number, it will automatically be converted to the appropriate string input. For example, BIN2OCT(11111) and BIN2OCT("11111") yield the same result: 37.

  • significant_digits - [ OPTIONAL ] - The number of significant digits to ensure in the result.

    • If this is greater than the number of significant digits in the result, the result is left-padded with zeros until the total number of digits reaches significant_digits. For example, BIN2OCT("11111") yields the value 00000037.

    • This value is ignored if the most significant bit of signed_binary_number is 1; that is, if the expressed signed_binary_number is greater than or equal to 1000000000.

Notes

  • As with any binary value, only the digits 0 and 1 are valid. Digits other than these will cause BIN2OCT to return a #NUM! error.

  • If the number of digits required is greater than the specified significant_digits, the #NUM! error is returned.

  • Ensure that any calculations using the result of BIN2OCT take into account that it is in octal. Results will be silently converted by Google Sheets; thus if cell A2 contains 111, the octal equivalent of binary 1001001, and B2 contains a formula such as =A2+9, the result will be 120, which is incorrect in octal calculation.

See Also

OCT2HEX: The OCT2HEX function converts a signed octal number to signed hexadecimal format.

OCT2DEC: The OCT2DEC function converts a signed octal number to decimal format.

OCT2BIN: The OCT2BIN function converts a signed octal number to signed binary format.

HEX2OCT: The HEX2OCT function converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed octal format.

HEX2DEC: The HEX2DEC function converts a signed hexadecimal number to decimal format.

HEX2BIN: The HEX2BIN function converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed binary format.

DEC2OCT: The DEC2OCT function converts a decimal number to signed octal format.

DEC2HEX: The DEC2HEX function converts a decimal number to signed hexadecimal format.

DEC2BIN: The DEC2BIN function converts a decimal number to signed binary format.

BIN2HEX: The BIN2HEX function converts a signed binary number to signed hexadecimal format.

BIN2DEC: The BIN2DEC function converts a signed binary number to decimal format.

Examples

Converts a binary number to its octal value.

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