Mark Wickens

HEX$

Purpose

Returns a hexadecimal string for a decimal value specified in the argument.

Format

HEX$    ( argument )
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     numeric argument

Example

HEX$(15)

Parameters

argument: Numeric expression truncated to an integer in the range of -32769 < argument < 65536. Values more than 32767 are converted by subtracting 65536.

Explanation

Returns a 4-digit hexadecimal string for a decimal value specified in the argument.

See

• &H

Sample Program

10  PRINT "DECIMAL" ; TAB(10); "HEX"
20  FOR I=0 TO 16
30  PRINT I;
40  PRINT TAB(10); HEX$(I); : PRINT
50  FOR J=0 TO 250; NEXT J
60  NEXT I
70  END

Displays the decimal values from 0 to 16 along with their hexadecimal equivalents.