Converting an inputted hex to decimal
You're going to have to be a lot more specific. There's no reason to convert from 0x122 to 122, unless one or both of them is a string. Is that the case?
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First of all, Hex 0x122 != decimal 122, it in fact == decimal 290, and if you are trying to get a decimal value from a hex value, from a string to a integer, then personally I prefer to use lookup tables for each value [last time I did URL decoders, thats how I did it anyway] and just multiply the current value by 16 before adding the result of the next value to it. so you get something like
(((((1) * 16) + 2)* 16) + 2) = 290 = (1 * (16^2)) + (2 * (16^1)) + (2 * (16^0))
for 0x122
(((((1) * 16) + 2)* 16) + 2) = 290 = (1 * (16^2)) + (2 * (16^1)) + (2 * (16^0))
for 0x122
say if you did want to convert 0x122 to just 122, you could do this:
(in C)
I think thats how you'd do it.
(in C)
char text[256];int num = 0x122;int newnum;sprintf(text,"%x",num);newnum = atof(text);I think thats how you'd do it.
Sounds like you want to do BCD conversion.
Just use a BCD conversion function, like so:
Decimal = (BCD >> 12) * 1000 + (BCD >> 8 & 0xf) * 100 + (BCD >> 4 & 0xf) * 10 + (BCD & 0xf);
That will work for 16-bit values, you can of course turn it into a loop for arbitrary-sized numbers. Of course, if your hex values have invalid BCD numbers in them (ie, digits A-F), then it will give you nonsense data out. GIGO! :)
Going the other way is a little more expensive, as you have to use division/modulus operations to sort out the decimal digits.
Just use a BCD conversion function, like so:
Decimal = (BCD >> 12) * 1000 + (BCD >> 8 & 0xf) * 100 + (BCD >> 4 & 0xf) * 10 + (BCD & 0xf);
That will work for 16-bit values, you can of course turn it into a loop for arbitrary-sized numbers. Of course, if your hex values have invalid BCD numbers in them (ie, digits A-F), then it will give you nonsense data out. GIGO! :)
Going the other way is a little more expensive, as you have to use division/modulus operations to sort out the decimal digits.
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Quote:Original post by Talan
Sounds like you want to do BCD conversion.
Just use a BCD conversion function, like so:
Decimal = (BCD >> 12) * 1000 + (BCD >> 8 & 0xf) * 100 + (BCD >> 4 & 0xf) * 10 + (BCD & 0xf);
That will work for 16-bit values, you can of course turn it into a loop for arbitrary-sized numbers. Of course, if your hex values have invalid BCD numbers in them (ie, digits A-F), then it will give you nonsense data out. GIGO! :)
Going the other way is a little more expensive, as you have to use division/modulus operations to sort out the decimal digits.
Thanks, that's what I was looking for.
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