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hex EXPR
hex

Interprets EXPR as a hex string and returns the corresponding value. (To convert strings that might start with either 0, 0x, or 0b, see "oct".) If EXPR is omitted, uses $_.

print hex '0xAf'; # prints '175'
print hex 'aF';   # same

Hex strings may only represent integers. Strings that would cause integer overflow trigger a warning.