HEX2BIN
Syntax:
HEX2BIN ( number [ , num-bin-digits ] )
Description: Makes the binary equivalent of number, with the result having num-bin-digits digits.
Arguments:
Name |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
number |
text |
A 10-digit hexadecimal number in a string that is to be converted to a binary string. number is not case-sensitive. If number has less than 10 digits, leading zero digits are implied until it has exactly 10 digits. The 10 digits use twos-complement representation with the left-most bit (40th bit from the right) representing the sign bit. |
num-bin-digits |
number |
The number of digits in the result, with leading zeros added as necessary. However, if number is negative, num-bin-digits is ignored and the result has 10 digits. If num-bin-digits is omitted, the minimum number of digits is used in the result. num-bin-digits is truncated to an integer. |
Return Type and Value: text – The binary equivalent of number.
However, if
number is outside the range
"FFFFFFFE00"
(1111111111111111111111111111111000000000 binary, -512 decimal) to"1FF"
(0000000000000000000000000000000111111111 binary, 511 decimal), inclusive,#NUM!
is returned.number contains one or more non-hexadecimal digits,
#NUM!
is returned.number contains more than 10 hexadecimal digits,
#NUM!
is returned.number needs more digits that num-bin-digits,
#NUM!
is returned.num-bin-digits is negative or > 10,
#NUM!
is returned.