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HEXw.

HEXw.


Converts hexadecimal positive binary values to either integer (fixed-point) or real (floating-point) binary values

Category: Numeric

Syntax
Syntax Description
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Syntax

HEXw.

Syntax Description

w
specifies the field width of the input value and also specifies whether the final value is fixed-point or floating-point.
Default: 8
Range: 1-16
Tip: If w<16, HEXw. converts the input value to positive integer binary values, treating all input values as positive (unsigned). If w is 16, HEXw. converts the input value to real binary (floating-point) values, including negative values.

Details

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

The HEXw. informat ignores leading or trailing blanks.

Examples

input @1 x hex3. @5 y hex16.;

Data Lines* Results 
----+----1----+----2
 
88F 4152000000000000
 
2191 5.125
*The data line shows IBM mainframe hexadecimal data.


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