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Convert Octal to Hexadecimal()

Parameters: octal: String

A String representing the octal number to be converted

Returns: The converted hexadecimal as String

In computing, it can be useful to convert numbers from octal (base 8) representation to hexadecimal (base 16). This function does exactly that.

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Swift Programming: Converting Octal to Hexadecimal

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Octal to Hexadecimal Conversion

Converting a base-8 number (octal) to a base-16 number (hexadecimal).

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Mathematical principle

The function works by first converting the octal number to a decimal (base 10) number, since it's straightforward to convert from octal to decimal, and from decimal to hexadecimal. For example, octal `10` (in base 8) is equal to decimal `8` (in base 10), and decimal `8` is equal to hexadecimal `8`.

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