(PHP 5 >= 5.6.1, PHP 7)
gmp_import — Import from a binary string
$data
[, int $word_size = 1
[, int $options = GMP_MSW_FIRST | GMP_NATIVE_ENDIAN
]] ) : GMPImport a GMP number from a binary string
dataThe binary string being imported
word_sizeDefault value is 1. The number of bytes in each chunk of binary data. This is mainly used in conjunction with the options parameter.
optionsDefault value is GMP_MSW_FIRST | GMP_NATIVE_ENDIAN.
Returns a GMP number or FALSE on failure.
Example #1 gmp_import() example
<?php
$number = gmp_import("\0");
echo gmp_strval($number) . "\n";
$number = gmp_import("\0\1\2");
echo gmp_strval($number) . "\n";
?>
The above example will output:
0 258