IBRw.d Format

Writes integer binary (fixed-point) values in Intel and DEC formats.

Category:	Numeric
Alignment:	Left

Syntax

Syntax

IBRw.d

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default	4
Range	1–8

d

specifies to multiply the number by 10^d. This argument is optional.

Default	0
Range	0–10

Details

The IBRw.d format writes integer binary (fixed-point) values, including negative values that are represented in two's complement notation. IBRw.d writes integer binary values that are generated by and for Intel and DEC operating environments. Use IBRw.d to write integer binary data from Intel or DEC environments on other operating environments. The IBRw.d format in SAS code allows for a portable implementation for writing the data in any operating environment.

Note: Different operating environments store integer binary values in different ways. This concept is called byte ordering. For a detailed discussion about byte ordering, see Byte Ordering for Integer Binary Data on Big Endian and Little Endian Platforms .

Comparisons

The IBw.d and PIBw.d formats are used to write native format integers. (Native format enables you to read and write values that are created in the same operating environment.)
The IBRw.d and PIBRw.d formats are used to write little endian integers, regardless of the operating environment that you are writing on.
In Intel and DEC operating environments, the IBw.d and IBRw.d formats are equivalent.

To view the type of format to use with big endian and little endian integers, see Writing Data Generated on Big Endian or Little Endian Platforms.

To view a table that compares integer binary notation in several programming languages, see Integer Binary Notation and Different Programming Languages.

Example

y=put(x,ibr4.);
put y $hex8.;

Value of `x`	Result1
	----+----1
128	80000000
1The result is a hexadecimal representation of a 4-byte integer binary number. Each byte occupies one column of the output field.

IBRw.d Format

Syntax

Syntax Description

w

d

Details

Comparisons

Example

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