NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

D2X

Built-in Functions

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D2X The D2X built-in function converts a decimal number to a hexadecimal string.

D2X(

wholenumber

] )

wholenumber

specifies the number to be converted. If you specify a

wholenumber

of 0 (zero),

NCL returns a null string.

specifies the length (0 (zero) through 8) of the resulting output string. The

hexadecimal representation of the number is sign-extended or truncated to fit

within the specified length

Considerations

is supplied,

wholenumber

may be positive or negative. If

is not supplied,

wholenumber

must be positive.

See also C2D, D2C, and X2D. The C2D built-in function converts a character string

to a decimal value. The D2C built-in function converts a decimal number to an

ASCII character string. The X2D built-in function converts a hexadecimal string to

a decimal number.

Examples

In the following example, NCL converts 11 to the output string “0B”:

&A = 11

&RESULT = D2X(&A)

In the following example, NCL converts 259 to the output string “03”, truncating it

because a length of 2 is specified:

&A = 259

&B = 2

&RESULT = D2X(&A,&B)