hexsingle2num

hex2num for single.

Description

hexsingle2num converts a single precision IEEE hexadecimal string to a number.

hexsingle2num is a version of hex2num which works with single precision floats. Currently MATLAB hex2num converts to double precision floats.

HEXSINGLE2NUM(S), where S is a 8 character string containing a hexadecimal number, returns a double type number equal to the IEEE single precision floating point number it represents. Fewer than 8 characters are padded on the right with zeros.
 
If S is a character array, each row is interpreted as a single precision number (and returned as a double).
 
NaNs, infinities and denorms are handled correctly.
 
Example:
  hexsingle2num('40490fdb') returns Pi.
  hexsingle2num('bf8') returns -1.

• Acknowledgements: This submission has inspired the following:; singlehex2num, Simulink hexsingle2num block
• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1)

[Reinhold Habeck]

Superb, exactly what I needed to read binary files with REAL*4 floating numbers produced by a FORTRAN application. It helps me to save file space, because I don't need to store data in REAL*8.

This version should be included in the MATLAB library as an add-on to the function hex2num.

[John Winger]

Nice function. I needed to be able to convert a byte stream into floats. This is the only way I have found to do it.

[Seung Ho Ok]

Good job! I'm looking for this function!!!

[Daniel Martin]

just What I needed!! I agree with the last comment. This function should be included in Matlab. hex2num only works with double precion numbers!!

Great job

[Steven Wright]

Very nice, thanks for saving me the effort.

[Jaykumar Shah]

Simply Gr8...!!!!!!!!
Thanks

[Tanya]

Exactly what I have been looking for!!!

[Andrey Krishkevich]

Just what I've been looking for!

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