C++: Converting Hexadecimal to Decimal

Question

I\'m looking for a way to convert hex^{(hexadecimal)} to dec^(decimal) easily. I found an easy way to do this like :

Answer 1

I use this:

template 
bool fromHex(const std::string& hexValue, T& result)
{
    std::stringstream ss;
    ss << std::hex << hexValue;
    ss >> result;

    return !ss.fail();
}