The DEC2BIN function converts a decimal number to signed binary format.
Sample Usage
DEC2BIN("100",8)
DEC2BIN(A2)
Syntax
DEC2BIN(decimal_number, [significant_digits])
-
decimal_number
- The decimal value to be converted to signed binary, provided as a string.-
For this function, this value has a maximum of 511 if positive, and a minimum of -512 if negative.
-
If
decimal_number
is provided as a valid decimal number, it will automatically be converted to the appropriate string input. For example,DEC2BIN(199)
andDEC2BIN("199")
yield the same result:11000111
.
-
-
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
. -
This value is ignored if
decimal_number
is negative.
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Notes
-
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 DEC2BIN take into account that it is in binary. Results will be silently converted by Google Sheets; thus if cell
A2
contains11111
, the binary equivalent of the decimal value31
, andB2
contains a formula such as=A2+9
, the result will be11120
, which is incorrect in binary 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.
BIN2OCT
: The BIN2OCT function converts a signed binary number to signed octal format.
BIN2HEX
: The BIN2HEX function converts a signed binary number to signed hexadecimal format.
BIN2DEC
: The BIN2DEC function converts a signed binary number to decimal format.
Examples
Converts a decimal number to its binary value.