bshipps64
Feb 18, 2006
- "Fixed return value in code"
==DecToBin$ function==
Simple function with (very) simple demo program illustrating how to build a string containing the binary representation of a decimal number.
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> Not too much explanation really necessary on this one. The function takes an integer argument and uses a DO...LOOP structure to repeatedly perform a logical AND operation on that argument and each sequential exponentiation of 2 until that exponentiation is greater than the original number. If the function is fed anything other than a nonzero integer value, it returns "0". A small amount of additional coding could also add digit grouping capability.
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[loop]
input a$
if a$ = "" then end
print DecToBin$(val(a$))
goto [loop]
function DecToBin$(decNum)
if (decNum) then
decNum = abs(decNum)
if (decNum = int(decNum))) then
do
if (decNum and 2^x) then
DecToBin$ = "1" + DecToBin$
else
DecToBin$ = "0" + DecToBin$
end if
x = x + 1
loop until (2^x > decNum)
else
DecToBin$ = "0"
end if
else
DecToBin$ = "0"
end if
end function
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