HEXw.

HEXw.

Converts real binary (floating-point) values to hexadecimal representation

Category: Numeric

Alignment: left

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In any operating environment, the least significant byte written by HEXw. is the rightmost byte. Some operating environments store integers with the least significant digit as the first byte. The HEXw. format produces consistent results in any operating environment regardless of the order of significance by byte.

Note: Different operating environments store floating-point values in different ways. However, the HEX16. format writes hexadecimal representations of floating-point values with consistent results in the same way that your operating environment stores them. [cautionend]

Comparisons

The HEXw. numeric format and the $HEXw. character format both generate the hexadecimal equivalent of values.

Examples

put @8 x hex8.;

Values Results

----+----1----+----2

35.4

00000023

88

00000058

2.33

00000002

-150

FFFFFF6A

Values	Results
	----+----1----+----2
35.4	00000023
88	00000058
2.33	00000002
-150	FFFFFF6A

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Default:	8
Range:	1-16
Tip:	If w< 16, the HEXw. format converts real binary numbers to fixed-point integers before writing them as hexadecimal digits. It also writes negative numbers in two's complement notation, and right aligns digits. If w is 16, HEXw. displays floating-point values in their hexadecimal form.

HEXw.

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