CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Converts a java float to a 32-bit hexadecimal representation (IEEE 754 floating-point number)

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfset hexValue = FloatToHex( "9.937777E-32" ) />
<cfoutput>hexValue = #hexValue#</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 Converts a java float to a 32-bit hexadecimal representation
 
 @param floatValue      Numeric value. (Required)
 @param usePadding      Boolean to determine if padding is used on the result. Defaults to true. (Optional)
 @return Returns a string. 
 @author Leigh (cfsearching@yahoo.com) 
 @version 0, June 22, 2010 
--->
<cffunction name="floatToHex" returntype="string" access="public" output="false"
        hint="Converts a java float value to a 32-bit hexadecimal representation (IEEE 754 floating-point number)">
    <cfargument name="floatValue" type="numeric" required="true" />
    <cfargument name="usePadding" type="boolean" default="true" />

    <cfset var floatRef = javacast("float", 0) />
    <cfset var intValue = floatRef.floatToIntBits( javacast("float", arguments.floatValue) ) />
    <cfset var result   = formatBaseN(intValue, 16) />

    <!--- pad hex value with leading zeroes --->
    <cfif arguments.usePadding>
        <cfset result =  right("00000000"& result, 8) />
    </cfif>
    
    <cfreturn result />
</cffunction>