The BIN2HEX function converts a signed binary number to signed hexadecimal format.
Sample Usage
BIN2HEX(101,8)
BIN2HEX(A2)
Syntax
BIN2HEX(signed_binary_number, [significant_digits])
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signed_binary_number- The signed 10-bit binary value to be converted to signed hexadecimal, provided as a string.- The most significant bit of
signed_binary_numberis the sign bit; that is, negative numbers are represented in two’s complement format. - For this function, this value has a maximum of 0111111111 if positive, and a minimum of 1000000000 if negative.
- If
signed_binary_numberis provided as a valid binary number, it will automatically be converted to the appropriate string input. For example,BIN2HEX(11111)andBIN2HEX("11111")yield the same result:1F.
- The most significant bit of
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significant_digits- [ OPTIONAL ] - The number of significant digits to ensure in the result.- If this is greater than the number of significant digits in the result, the result is left-padded with zeros until the total number of digits reaches
significant_digits. For example,BIN2HEX("11111",8)yields the value0000001F. - This value is ignored if the most significant bit of
signed_binary_numberis1; that is, if the expressedsigned_binary_numberis greater than or equal to 1000000000.
- If this is greater than the number of significant digits in the result, the result is left-padded with zeros until the total number of digits reaches
Notes
- As with any binary value, only the digits
0and1are valid. Digits other than these will causeBIN2HEXto return a#NUM!error. - If the number of digits required is greater than the specified
significant_digits, the#NUM!error is returned. - Ensure that any calculations using the result of BIN2HEX take into account that it is in hexadecimal. In particular, results which do not contain non-decimal digits (
A-F) will be silently converted by Google Sheets; thus if cellA2contains111, the hexadecimal equivalent of binary100010001, andB2contains a formula such as=A2+9, the result will be120, which is incorrect in hex calculation.
See Also
OCT2HEX: The OCT2HEX function converts a signed octal number to signed hexadecimal format.
OCT2DEC: The OCT2DEC function converts a signed octal number to decimal format.
OCT2BIN: The OCT2BIN function converts a signed octal number to signed binary format.
HEX2OCT: The HEX2OCT function converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed octal format.
HEX2DEC: The HEX2DEC function converts a signed hexadecimal number to decimal format.
HEX2BIN: The HEX2BIN function converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed binary format.
DEC2OCT: The DEC2OCT function converts a decimal number to signed octal format.
DEC2HEX: The DEC2HEX function converts a decimal number to signed hexadecimal format.
DEC2BIN: The DEC2BIN function converts a decimal number to signed binary format.
BIN2OCT: The BIN2OCT function converts a signed binary number to signed octal format.
BIN2DEC: The BIN2DEC function converts a signed binary number to decimal format.
Examples
Converts a binary number to its hexadecimal value.