Transform hex to short and long

Question

How can I transform a value like OxFF to short and long types. is there a standard function for this use?

Answer 1

JavaScript only knows about numbers which are floats.

You can use parseInt to parse that string into an integer.
It really is going to be a float but without a fraction.

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Either pass the radix 16 or let JavaScript autodetect it:

parseInt("0xFF", 16)
parseInt("0xFF")

http://jsfiddle.net/bikeshedder/wVRh2/