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)
andBIN2OCT("11111")
yield the same result:37
.
- The most significant bit of
-
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 value00000037
. - This value is ignored if the most significant bit of
signed_binary_number
is1
; that is, if the expressedsigned_binary_number
is greater than or equal to 1000000000.
- 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
Notes
- As with any binary value, only the digits
0
and1
are valid. Digits other than these will causeBIN2OCT
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
contains111
, the octal equivalent of binary1001001
, andB2
contains a formula such as=A2+9
, the result will be120
, 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.