bcd

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Overview

Package bcd decodes bytes containing values in Binary-coded Decimal format to their native representation. For example, 0x10 = 10, 0x99 = 99.

BCD is an inefficient format (100 possible values per byte for valid input), but easily readable from the hex representation.

Index

• func Decode(b byte) uint8

Functions

func Decode

func Decode(b byte) uint8

Decode converts a single BCD byte into its native representation. It accepts both packed and unpacked input. For valid input, the output can be 0 through 99; the output is unspecified for nibbles > 0x9.