DEC2HEX Function

DEC2HEX.js

// Copyright (c) 2012 Sutoiku, Inc. (MIT License)

function DEC2HEX(number, places) {
  // Return error if number is not a number
  if (isNaN(number)) return '#VALUE!';
  
  // Return error if number is not decimal, is lower than -549755813888, or is greater than 549755813887
  if (!/^-?[0-9]{1,12}$/.test(number) || number < -549755813888 || number > 549755813887) return '#NUM!';
  
  // Ignore places and return a 10-character hexadecimal number if number is negative
  if (number < 0) {
    return (1099511627776 + number).toString(16);
  }

  // Convert decimal number to hexadecimal
  var result = parseInt(number, 10).toString(16);

  // Return hexadecimal number using the minimum number of characters necessary if places is undefined
  if (typeof places === 'undefined') {
    return result;
  } else {
    // Return error if places is nonnumeric
    if (isNaN(places)) return '#VALUE!';
    
    // Return error if places is negative
    if (places < 0) return '#NUM!';
    
    // Truncate places in case it is not an integer
    places = Math.floor(places);

    // Pad return value with leading 0s (zeros) if necessary (using Underscore.string)
    return (places >= result.length) ? _s.repeat('0', places - result.length) + result : '#NUM!';
  }
}

incredible. thank you!