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hex2num - Convert hexadecimal number string to double-precision number

Syntax

n = hex2num(S)

Description

n = hex2num(S), where S is a 16 character string representing a hexadecimal number, returns the IEEE® double-precision floating-point number n that it represents. Fewer than 16 characters are padded on the right with zeros. If S is a character array, each row is interpreted as a double-precision number.

NaNs, infinities and denorms are handled correctly.

Examples

hex2num('400921fb54442d18')

returns Pi.

hex2num('bff')

returns 

ans =

    -1

See Also

format | hex2dec | num2hex | sprintf

  

 

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