hex2num
hex2num(str)
Convert a hexadecimal string to the floating point number it represents
Examples
julia> hex2num("3f800000")
1.0This example converts the hexadecimal string "3f800000" to the corresponding floating point number, which is 1.0.
julia> hex2num("40490fdb")
3.141592653589793Here, the hexadecimal string "40490fdb" is converted to the floating point number approximation of π (pi).
julia> hex2num("bff0000000000000")
-1.0The hexadecimal string "bff0000000000000" is converted to -1.0, representing a negative floating point number.
Common mistake example:
julia> hex2num("abc")
ERROR: ArgumentError: Invalid hexadecimal stringIn this example, the provided hexadecimal string "abc" is not a valid hexadecimal representation. Make sure to provide a valid hexadecimal string when using the hex2num function.
See Also
base, big, bytes2hex, cconvert, complex, convert, dec, hex, hex2bytes, hex2num, oct, oftype, parse, promote, signed, unsafe_convert, unsigned, widen,User Contributed Notes
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