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RE: [Dev-C++] Hexadecimal Numbers
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From: Caroline T. <Car...@no...> - 2001-01-05 09:54:48
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Thanks!!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ioannis Vranos [SMTP:no...@ya...]
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 9:49 AM
> To: dev...@li...
> Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] Hexadecimal Numbers
>
> A number is stored and seen by a computer in binary format. So for example
> 4
> is stored as
> 100 . When you want to see the number in decimal format you use
> printf("%d",
> 4);
> Now there are more number systems than decimal format. Decimal format has
> its number base 0-9.
> Binary format has its number base 0-1. Hexadecimal format (your Hex) has
> its
> number base consisted of 16 numbers (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F). So
> our 4 (in decimal format) is 4 in Hex too.
> 10 is A in Hex.
> As i said your computer stores all the numbers in binary format. So
> assigning a variable x as:
>
> x=11;
>
> or x=0xb; (0x indicates hexadecimal format)
>
> is the same for your computer. To see the hexadecimal value without the 0x
> of an integer in C use
>
> printf("%x", variable);
>
> e.g. printf("%x", 11);
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>
> %X makes the values appear in capital letterrs.
>
>
> Ioannis
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev...@li...
> > [mailto:dev...@li...]On Behalf Of Caroline
> > Tully
> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:12 AM
> > To: 'dev...@li...'
> > Subject: [Dev-C++] Hexadecimal Numbers
> > Importance: High
> >
> >
> > Help!!
> > I'm working my way through a ' Teach yourself C ' book and have reached
> a
> > Chapter about Hex.
> > I wondered if anyone knew where I could get further information on Hex,
> as
> > my book doesnt go into very much detail and it's making my head hurt!!!
> > Please email me at ' car...@no... ' with any links.
> > Cheers!
> > Caroline
> >
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