Re: Binary value

["chris.danx" <chris.danx@ntlworld.com>]

> I see... that answers half of my question. This presumes I wanna convert
> from binary to Integer. But is it possible to "convert" a Integer value to
> binary.

Suppose you have the value 123 in binary.  To convert to binary you need to
follow this algorithm.

while num /= 0 loop
    rem := num mod 2;    -- get remainder
    num := num - rem;
    add rem'image to front* of string;
end loop;

{I think this is the correct algorithm!}

You could do it recursively too.


Hope this helps,
Chris Campbell

*if you add rem'image onto the end you'll have to reverse the string after
you finish so it'd be better to add it to the front.  I'm assuming you'll
use an unbounded string in the loop and will convert it to a string outside
if you wish.