HEX2BIN
Definition of HEX2BIN
Converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed binary format.
Sample Usage
HEX2BIN("f3",8)
HEX2BIN(A2)
Syntax
HEX2BIN(signed_hexadecimal_number, [significant_digits])
signed_hexadecimal_number
- The signed 40-bit hexadecimal value to be converted to signed binary, provided as a string.The most significant bit of
signed_hexadecimal_number
is the sign bit; that is, negative numbers are represented in two's complement format.For this function, this value has a maximum of 1FF if positive, and a minimum of FFFFFFFE00 if negative.
If
signed_hexadecimal_number
is provided as a valid hexadecimal number, it will automatically be converted to the appropriate string input. For example,HEX2BIN(199)
andHEX2BIN("199")
yield the same result:110011001
.
significant_digits
- [ OPTIONAL ] The number of significant digits to ensure in the result.If this is greater than the number of significant digits in the result, the result is left-padded with zeros until the total number of digits reaches
significant_digits
.This value is ignored if the most significant bit of
signed_hexadecimal_number
is1
; that is, if the expressedsigned_hexadecimal_number
is greater than or equal to 8000000000.
Notes
As with any hexadecimal value, only the digits
0-9
and the lettersA-F
are valid. Digits other than these will causeHEX2BIN
to return a#NUM!
error.- Hexadecimal digits are not case-sensitive;
a-f
andA-F
are equivalent.
- Hexadecimal digits are not case-sensitive;
If the number of digits required is greater than the specified
significant_digits
, the#NUM!
error is returned.Ensure that any calculations using the result of HEX2BIN take into account that it is in binary. Results will be silently converted; thus if cell
A2
contains11111
, the binary equivalent of hexadecimal1F
, andB2
contains a formula such as=A2+9
, the result will be11120
, which is incorrect in binary calculation.
See Also
OCT2HEX
: Converts a signed octal number to signed hexadecimal format.
OCT2DEC
: Converts a signed octal number to decimal format.
OCT2BIN
: Converts a signed octal number to signed binary format.
HEX2OCT
: Converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed octal format.
HEX2DEC
: Converts a signed hexadecimal number to decimal format.
DEC2OCT
: Converts a decimal number to signed octal format.
DEC2HEX
: Converts a decimal number to signed hexadecimal format.
DEC2BIN
: Converts a decimal number to signed binary format.
BIN2OCT
: Converts a signed binary number to signed octal format.
BIN2HEX
: Converts a signed binary number to signed hexadecimal format.
BIN2DEC
: Converts a signed binary number to decimal format.
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