---
title: "toOctal"
description: "Returns an octal formatted string representing the unsigned integer argument."
---

# toOctal

> Returns an octal formatted string representing the unsigned integer argument.

**This function is used by Ignition's Expression language.**

## Description
Returns an octal formatted string representing the unsigned integer argument. If the argument is negative, the octal string represents the value plus 2<sup>32</sup>.

## Syntax
`toOctal(number)`

### Parameters

| Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Integer | `number` | The value to convert to octal. |

### Results
**String** - A string that is the octal of the specified value.

## Examples
```python title="Code Snippet"
toOctal(255) //returns "377"
```
```python title="Code Snippet"
toOctal(-255) //returns "37777777401"
```