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James Carman closed MATH-155. ----------------------------- Resolution: Won't Fix Assignee: James Carman This functionality is provided by the core JDK's java.math.BigDecimal API. It would be trivial to create a "helper" method that looks like this: public String convert( String value, int originalBase, int targetBase ) { return new java.math.BigDecimal( value, originalBase ).toString( targetBase ); } > Number Base Conversion > ---------------------- > > Key: MATH-155 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-155 > Project: Commons Math > Issue Type: New Feature > Affects Versions: 1.2 Final > Environment: NA > Reporter: Chetan > Assigned To: James Carman > > I think a maths package without a base conversion utility is quite incomplete. > Would request you to include this feature in the package for the next release. > From a user's perspective I would like to have a library that goes beyond the > usual binary,octal,hexadecimal conversions. > Would really be helpful if the library is very generic so as to support > convert(Base from,Base to) calls. > Pls let me know what you feel about this.Currently i am on the lookout for a > base conversion class etc but haven't managed to hit upon anything that > serves my purpose. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]