Faster base2dec Function

This is a fast replacement for base2dec. It has the same syntax as base2dec and does not require compiling.

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base2dec is a nice function but slow for large arrays and quite RAM hungry.
This version is a lot faster and minimizes RAM usage. It has the same input-output behavior as base2dec.

To make use of this improvement, just replace all your base2dec calls with nbase2dec.

Included are two files: nbase2dec.m and fbase2dec.m

nbase2dec has the same error checks as base2dec
fbase2dec skips error checks to be a little faster

Cite As

Friedrich (2026). Faster base2dec Function (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/68575-faster-base2dec-function), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: Faster dec2base Function

Inspired: Faster dec2base Function

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.2

updated description and tags

1.0.1

license.txt now in lower case letters

1.0.0