use strict;
use Bit::Vector;

sub frac_bin {
    my $frac = shift;
    my $i = int( $frac * 2 ** 32 );
    print "input: $frac\n";
    my $vec = Bit::Vector->new_Dec( 32, $i );
    my $result = $vec->to_Bin;
    print "binary fraction: $result\n";
    return $result;
}

my $bits;
$bits = frac_bin ( 0.5 );
$bits = frac_bin ( 0.75 );
$bits = frac_bin ( 1 / 3 );

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result:

input: 0.5
binary fraction: 10000000000000000000000000000000
input: 0.75
binary fraction: 11000000000000000000000000000000
input: 0.333333333333333
binary fraction: 01010101010101010101010101010101

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In reply to Re: Converting decimals to binary by fglock
in thread Converting decimals to binary by ketema

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