Is there a way to represent binary numbers in your source code? I was certain I saw it somewhere looking like the following:
I may be getting confused with another language however...Code:int b = 01101001b;
Is there a way to represent binary numbers in your source code? I was certain I saw it somewhere looking like the following:
I may be getting confused with another language however...Code:int b = 01101001b;
Good class architecture is not like a Swiss Army Knife; it should be more like a well balanced throwing knife.
- Mike McShaffry
You can use hex:
int b = 0x69;
// 69 hex = 01101001 binary
Nice. So I have to sit there and convert it with my calculator. Why would the ability to state binary numbers have not been included in the language?
Good class architecture is not like a Swiss Army Knife; it should be more like a well balanced throwing knife.
- Mike McShaffry
Originally Posted by ahluka
Becuase hex is easier to use, and there's little point in having binary shown explicitly
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>So I have to sit there and convert it with my calculator.
Or learn hexadecimal so that you can easily make the conversion in your head.
>Why would the ability to state binary numbers have not been included in the language?
Because it's not necessary when hexadecimal literals convey the same information just as easily. Because it's too error prone for all but the smallest types. And most importantly, because the designers of the language were conspiring to irritate you personally. You'll notice that the earliest specifications for C++ included this gem (sadly, it was removed shortly after to avoid a paper trail):
The binary literal, believed by many to be the most useful feature in programming history, was left out of C++ to annoy ahluka. We feel that the amusing results will outweigh any lack of clarity brought on by requiring hexadecimal literals when a binary literal is desired.
My best code is written with the delete key.
Bah, it's not that hard. If you know binary up to 16, then you can do it easily.Of course, you've got to remember digits A-F, but that's not too bad.Code:Start with: 01101001 Break into nibbles: 0110 1001 Convert each nibble: 6 9 Put back together: 0x69Code:Start with: 11101101 Break into nibbles: 1110 1101 Convert each nibble: E D Put back together: 0xED
If I did your homework for you, then you might pass your class without learning how to write a program like this. Then you might graduate and get your degree without learning how to write a program like this. You might become a professional programmer without knowing how to write a program like this. Someday you might work on a project with me without knowing how to write a program like this. Then I would have to do you serious bodily harm. - Jack Klein
Who needs calculators when you have STL
or even a class!Code:#include <iostream> #include <bitset> #include <string> int BinToDec(const std::string& str) { return std::bitset<8>(str).to_ulong(); } int main() { int x = BinToDec("10101010"); std::cout << x; }
Code:#include <iostream> #include <bitset> #include <string> class Binary { int m_x; public: Binary(const std::string& str) { m_x = std::bitset<8>(str).to_ulong(); } operator int() { return m_x; } }; int main() { Binary b("10101010"); int x = b; std::cout << x; }
Code:#include <bitset> #include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() { bitset<32> b ( string ( "11111111" ) ); cout<< b <<'\n' << static_cast<char> ( b.to_ulong() ) <<'\n' << static_cast<int> ( b.to_ulong() ) <<'\n'; cin.get(); return 0; }
an appended letter to specify radix is an assembly thing, if you want to use binary in C/C++:
(compiles under visual studio) __asm mov b,01101001b
Wow guys. I leave you alone for a couple of hours and you throw all these answers at me. Ta muchly all o' ya!
The binary literal, believed by many to be the most useful feature in programming history, was left out of C++ to annoy ahluka. We feel that the amusing results will outweigh any lack of clarity brought on by requiring hexadecimal literals when a binary literal is desiredHow dare they. Y'know, I just knew somebody was against me, and know I know for sure.
A-ha, so that's where I saw the 'b' suffix.
an appended letter to specify radix is an assembly thing, if you want to use binary in C/C++:
(compiles under visual studio) __asm mov b,01101001b
Good class architecture is not like a Swiss Army Knife; it should be more like a well balanced throwing knife.
- Mike McShaffry
