I understand that point. Again:
I would like to have numbers represented to me in hexidecimal format, not decimal format. This was my original query and I think it's clear. Let me try another variation: I would like R to recognize that I am using hexadecimal notation when I type a number at the keyboard. I would like R to have the ability to show me an integer expressed in hexadecimal format. On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 12:12, Liaw, Andy wrote: > > From: Steve Vejcik > > > > On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 11:06, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > > > On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Steve Vejcik wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for your advice. Unfortunately, your answers are > > inconsistent: > > > > as.numeric("0x1AF0") returns a decimal value for a hex > > string. I'd like > > > > > > You don't understand how R works: > > > > > > x <- as.numeric("0x1AF0") > > > > > > produces an number, not its decimal representation. A > > number is a number > > > is a number irrepsective of the the base of its character > > representation. > > > > > "as.numeric("0x1AF0") returns a decimal value for a hex string. > > If you prefer, substitute the word "shows" for "returns". > > You don't seem to get the point. as.numeric() is a function that _returns_ > a _value_. How you want that _value_ to be _shown_ is a different matter. > Would you substitute `I gave the money to the cashier' with `I showed the > money to the cashier'? > > Andy > > > > > > to dothe opposite-use hex notation to represent a decimal. > > > > e.g. > > > > x<-0x000A > > > > y<-0x0001 > > > > x+y=0x00B > > > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 08:45, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Steve Vejcik wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Hello world: > > > >>> Has anyone used hex notation within R to > > represents integers? > > > >> > > > >> That's a spectacularly vague question. Short answer: yes. > > > >> > > > >>> as.numeric("0x1AF0") > > > >> [1] 6896 > > > >> > > > >> (which BTW is system-dependent, but one person used it > > as you asked). > > > >> > > > >> PLEASE read the posting guide and try for a `smarter' question. > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachment...{{dropped}} ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html