conversi.def

DEFINITION MODULE Conversions;

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	(*		Miscellaneous type conversions		*)
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	(*  Programmer:		P. Moylan			*)
	(*  Last edited:	25 April 1994			*)
	(*  Status:		Working				*)
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TYPE HexDigit = [0..15];
     EightChar = ARRAY [0..7] OF CHAR;

PROCEDURE atoi (a: LONGREAL;  i: CARDINAL): LONGREAL;

    (* Calculates a**i.  This procedure does not really belong in this	*)
    (* module, but it's missing from MATHLIB and there's no more	*)
    (* logical place to put it.						*)

PROCEDURE StringToHex (string: ARRAY OF CHAR): LONGCARD;
PROCEDURE StringToCardinal (string: ARRAY OF CHAR): CARDINAL;
PROCEDURE StringToLongCard (string: ARRAY OF CHAR): LONGCARD;
PROCEDURE StringToReal (string: ARRAY OF CHAR): REAL;
PROCEDURE StringToLongReal (string: ARRAY OF CHAR): LONGREAL;

    (* Converts a text string to numeric.  Leading blanks are ignored.	*)
    (* The conversion stops at the end of the array or at the first	*)
    (* character which cannot be part of the number, and in the		*)
    (* latter case all subsequent characters are ignored.		*)

PROCEDURE HexToChar (number: HexDigit): CHAR;

    (* Converts a one-digit hexadecimal number to its readable form.	*)

PROCEDURE HexByteToString (value: SHORTCARD;
			VAR (*OUT*) buffer: ARRAY OF CHAR;  pos: CARDINAL);

    (* Converts a byte value to 2-character hexadecimal, with the	*)
    (* result stored at buffer[pos] and buffer[pos+1].			*)

PROCEDURE HexToString (value: CARDINAL;  VAR (*OUT*) buffer: ARRAY OF CHAR);
PROCEDURE LongHexToString (value: LONGCARD;  VAR (*OUT*) buffer: EightChar);

    (* Converts 'value' to a string in hexadecimal notation.	*)

PROCEDURE ShortCardToString (number: SHORTCARD;
					VAR (*OUT*) buffer: ARRAY OF CHAR;
					fieldsize: CARDINAL);
PROCEDURE CardinalToString (number: CARDINAL;
					VAR (*OUT*) buffer: ARRAY OF CHAR;
					fieldsize: CARDINAL);
PROCEDURE LongCardToString (number: LONGCARD;
					VAR (*OUT*) buffer: ARRAY OF CHAR;
					fieldsize: CARDINAL);
PROCEDURE RealToString (number: REAL;  VAR (*OUT*) buffer: ARRAY OF CHAR;
					fieldsize: CARDINAL);
PROCEDURE LongRealToString (number: LONGREAL;
					VAR (*OUT*) buffer: ARRAY OF CHAR;
					fieldsize: CARDINAL);

    (* Converts the number to a decimal character string in array	*)
    (* "buffer", right-justified in a field of fieldsize characters.	*)
    (* In the case of reals the format depends on the size of the	*)
    (* number relative to the size of the buffer.			*)

PROCEDURE RealToF (number: REAL;  VAR (*INOUT*) fieldsize: CARDINAL;
			decimalplaces: CARDINAL;  LeftJustified: BOOLEAN;
			VAR (*OUT*) buffer: ARRAY OF CHAR);
PROCEDURE LongRealToF (number: LONGREAL;  VAR (*INOUT*) fieldsize: CARDINAL;
			decimalplaces: CARDINAL;  LeftJustified: BOOLEAN;
			VAR (*OUT*) buffer: ARRAY OF CHAR);

    (* Converts the number to an F-format string, of up to fieldsize	*)
    (* characters with decimalplaces digits after the decimal point.	*)
    (* The result is left justified if LeftJustified = TRUE is		*)
    (* specified by the caller, and right justified with space fill	*)
    (* otherwise.  On return fieldsize gives the number of character	*)
    (* positions actually used.  The result string is terminated with	*)
    (* at least one CHR(0) (which is not counted in fieldsize), except	*)
    (* where the result fills the entire buffer.			*)

END Conversions.