BCDTOBIN(9)

BCDTOBIN(9) | NetBSD Kernel Developer's Manual | BCDTOBIN(9)

# NAME

bcdtobin, bintobcd — convert a single byte between (unsigned) packed bcd and binary

# SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/systm.h>

unsigned int
bcdtobin(unsigned int bcd);

unsigned int
bintobcd(unsigned int bin);

# DESCRIPTION

The bcdtobin() and bintobcd() functions convert a single byte between (unsigned) packed bcd and binary encodings.

# RETURN VALUES

The bcdtobin() function returns the binary value of its BCD-encoded argument, bcd. The bintobcd() function returns the BCD encoding of its binary argument, bin.

March 11, 2006 | NetBSD 5.99