An int8 has a range of -128 to +127. You may be looking for strconv.ParseUint if you want an 8 bit unsigned int?
//jb On 9 Feb 2021, at 17:51, Jochen Voss <jochen.v...@gmail.com<mailto:jochen.v...@gmail.com>> wrote: Dear all, The command strconv.ParseInt("256", 8, 8) should not return an error, because octal 256 is decimal 174 which fits into 8 bits. Right? I'm asking, because actually running this command gives 'strconv.ParseInt: parsing "256": value out of range'! https://play.golang.org/p/gNKN0kKLfDd What am I overlooking here? All the best, Jochen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/73e9d2a5-d8fb-468d-aebe-95f171bbff1dn%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/73e9d2a5-d8fb-468d-aebe-95f171bbff1dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/09F81861-DD8D-4001-8D83-F250264753CC%40kastelo.net.