Converts a Binary number as text to an Octal number as text.

Syntax

bin2oct( value, [place] )

value: (Text) Binary value as text to convert, such as 1100100.

place: (Number) The number of places to return.

Returns

Text

Notes

Invalid digits for a value parameter, including signs, are ignored.

The default value for place is however many places are necessary to represent the number.

Examples

You can experiment with this function in the test box below.

Test Input

bin2oct(1100100)

TEST

bin2oct(1100100) returns 144