# Change from int 1 on int 01 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 2, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-from-int-1-on-int-01/100125 "2006-02-02T00:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-from-int-1-on-int-01/100125/1 "2006-02-02T00:47:52Z")
I need to change variable as int = 1 on = 01 wrrrrwrrrrrrrrr ---
**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 12:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-from-int-1-on-int-01/100125/2 "2006-02-02T00:50:54Z")
misiek wrote: > I need to change variable as int = 1 on = 01 May you elaborate? Malte ---
**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-from-int-1-on-int-01/100125/3 "2006-02-02T01:45:50Z")
On Feb 1, 2006, at 21:58, Malte M. wrote: > misiek wrote: > > > I need to change variable as int = 1 on = 01 > > May you elaborate? Maybe he wants octal? ---
**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-from-int-1-on-int-01/100125/4 "2006-02-02T02:16:05Z")
On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 06:57 +0900, misiek wrote: > I need to change variable as int = 1 on = 01 Based on the question, this is as likely as not what you’re after: 1.to\_s.rjust(2,‘0’) # =\> “01” sprintf(’%.2d’, 1) # =\> “01” That’s strings, though. My math isn’t great but I think int 1 _is_ int 01 (isn’t it?) 1.to\_s.rjust(2,‘0’).to\_i # =\> 1