# Very easy ruby lang question **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 27, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-easy-ruby-lang-question/56009 "2006-03-27T09:23:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hui](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@hui](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hui)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-easy-ruby-lang-question/56009/1 "2006-03-27T09:23:08Z")
irb(main):035:0\> 0xb0 =\> 176 irb(main):036:0\> “\xb0” =\> “\260” why defferent? ---
**Author:** ![hui](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@hui](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hui)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-easy-ruby-lang-question/56009/2 "2006-03-27T09:27:57Z")
solved forget it… ---
**Author:** ![hui](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@hui](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hui)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-easy-ruby-lang-question/56009/3 "2006-03-27T09:36:46Z")
> > > > > “hui” == hui [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > irb(main):035:0\> 0xb0 > =\> 176 > irb(main):036:0\> “\xb0” > =\> “\260” > why defferent? 176 base 10 == 260 base 8. – Calle D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [http://www.livejournal.com/users/cdybedahl/](http://www.livejournal.com/users/cdybedahl/) “Just about anything can be done if you are demented enough.” – Christopher C. Petro, scary.devil.monastery