toUInt8(a)

Interprets input as hex value and outputs it as an 8-bit unsigned integer

Syntax

o_toUInt8(a)

a: number or text- value to be converted

return: UInt8 -  input value converted to unsigned 8-bit integer

Usage

Convert strings or numbers to unsigned 8-bit integers. Text inputs assumed to be in hex.

Location

menu: veeos ==> Data ==> Conversion ==> toUInt8

library: dataLib

Example

o_toUInt8("a") returns 10
o_toUInt8("47") returns 71
o_toUInt8(47) returns 47

Notes

Input can be a scalar or an array. Also can be text or numerical. This varies from the built-in function asUInt8() in that it assumes that text inputs are hex.

Reference

Dependencies

Supported On

VEE 7.0+, all platforms

See Also

toBinStr8, toBinStr16, toBinStr32, toBinStr64, toBinStrN, hexToInt,  toInt16, toInt32