Writes integer binary (fixed-point) values in Intel and DEC
formats.
Category: |
Numeric
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Alignment: |
left
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w
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specifies the width of the output field.
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d
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specifies to multiply the number by 10d. This argument is optional.
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]](../../../../common/63294/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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The IBw.d and
PIBw.d
formats are used to write native format integers. (Native format allows you
to read and write values that are created in the same operating environment.)
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The IBRw.d and
PIBRw.d
formats are used to write little endian integers, regardless of the operating
environment you are writing on.
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In Intel and DEC operating environments, the IBw.d and
IBRw.d formats are equivalent.
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.
y=put(x,ibr4.);
put y $hex8.;
Value of x |
Results |
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----+----1
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128
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80000000
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The result is a hexadecimal representation of a 4-byte
integer binary number. Each byte occupies one column of the output field. |
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