Thread: How do I print 64 bit unsigned integer in hex?

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    Red face How do I print 64 bit unsigned integer in hex?

    I wonder how I use printf to print an unsigned 64 bit integer in hex? I want to print all positions, even if they are zero like this:

    0000000000000000

    or:

    00FFFFFFFFFFFFFF

    or:

    000C5AB7643DAA4F
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    printf() format modifiers maybe. This is the code for a regular int:
    >printf ("%010d\n", 9);
    The first 0 of 010 tells the compiler to print leading 0's.
    When all else fails, read the instructions.
    If you're posting code, use code tags: [code] /* insert code here */ [/code]

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    printf("%016X\n",your_num);

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    Originally posted by penney
    printf("%016X\n",your_num);
    This does not work. When building I get a warning:

    unsigned int format, difference type arg (arg 2)

    And the resulting output is:

    00000000FFFFFFFF

    This is my code:

    UInt64 your_num = 0xffffffffffffffff;
    printf("%016X\n", your_num);

    What is wrong?
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    Try:
    Code:
    printf("%016llX\n", your_num);

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    Originally posted by Monster
    Try:
    Code:
    printf("%016llX\n", your_num);
    IT WORKS!!!

    Thanks a lot my friend. No build error and the output is exactly as it should. I own you one :-)

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    Originally posted by electrolove
    IT WORKS!!!

    Thanks a lot my friend. No build error and the output is exactly as it should. I own you one :-)

    What have this learned me? Well, even Monster's can be nice, heh...
    It's from cookie monster.... I love cookies

    b.t.w. I'm not sure if this is ANSI C

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    Originally posted by Monster
    b.t.w. I'm not sure if this is ANSI C
    As far as I understand the ANSI C Standard, I would say "%016llX" is ANSI C conform.
    0 For d, i, o, u, x, X, a, A, e, E, f, F, g, and G conversions, leading zeros
    (following any indication of sign or base) are used to pad to the field width rather
    than performing space padding, except when converting an infinity or NaN. If the
    0 and - flags both appear, the 0 flag is ignored. For d, i, o, u, x, and X
    conversions, if a precision is specified, the 0 flag is ignored. For other
    conversions, the behavior is undefined.
    ...
    ll (ell-ell) Specifies that a following d, i, o, u, x, or X conversion specifier applies to a
    long long int or unsigned long long int argument; or that a
    following n conversion specifier applies to a pointer to a long long int
    argument.
    ...
    o,u,x,X The unsigned int argument is converted to unsigned octal (o), unsigned
    decimal (u), or unsigned hexadecimal notation (x or X) in the style dddd; the
    letters abcdef are used for x conversion and the letters ABCDEF for X
    conversion. The precision specifies the minimum number of digits to appear;
    if the value being converted can be represented in fewer digits, it is expanded
    with leading zeros. The default precision is 1. The result of converting a
    zero value with a precision of zero is no characters.

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