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Formats

IBRw.d Format



Writes integer binary (fixed-point) values in Intel and DEC formats.
Category: Numeric
Alignment: left

Syntax
Syntax Description
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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 10d. 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.   [cautionend]


Comparisons

To view a table that shows the type of format to use with big endian and little endian integers, see SAS Formats and Byte Ordering.

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


Examples

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

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


See Also

Format:

IBw.d Format

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