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Convert Hexadecimal IEEE754 to Float in Javascript
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var str = '0x41FC6733'; | |
function parseFloat(str) { | |
var float = 0, sign, order, mantiss,exp, | |
int = 0, multi = 1; | |
if (/^0x/.exec(str)) { | |
int = parseInt(str,16); | |
}else{ | |
for (var i = str.length -1; i >=0; i -= 1) { | |
if (str.charCodeAt(i)>255) { | |
console.log('Wrong string parametr'); | |
return false; | |
} | |
int += str.charCodeAt(i) * multi; | |
multi *= 256; | |
} | |
} | |
sign = (int>>>31)?-1:1; | |
exp = (int >>> 23 & 0xff) - 127; | |
mantissa = ((int & 0x7fffff) + 0x800000).toString(2); | |
for (i=0; i<mantissa.length; i+=1){ | |
float += parseInt(mantissa[i])? Math.pow(2,exp):0; | |
exp--; | |
} | |
return float*sign; | |
} |
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This was a very useful contribution, helped me convert a 4-byte decimal IEEE 754 encoded float32 value to its decimal value - thanks for sharing!