JavaScript: Convert a decimal number to binary, hexadecimal or octal number

JavaScript Math: Exercise-3 with Solution

Decimal to Binary/Hex/Octal Conversion

Write a JavaScript function to convert a decimal number to a binary, hexadecimal or octal number.

Test Data:
console.log(dec_to_bho(120,'B'));
console.log(dec_to_bho(120,'H'));
console.log(dec_to_bho(120,'O'));
"1111000"
"78"
"170"

Visual Presentation:

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a function named dec_to_bho that takes a decimal number (n) and a base ('B', 'H', or 'O') as input.
dec_to_bho = function(n, base) {
    // If the decimal number is negative, convert it to its two's complement representation.
    if (n < 0) {
        n = 0xFFFFFFFF + n + 1;
    } 

    // Switch statement to determine the base for conversion.
    switch (base) {
        // If base is 'B' (binary), convert decimal to binary using parseInt and toString methods.
        case 'B':
            return parseInt(n, 10).toString(2);
            break;
        // If base is 'H' (hexadecimal), convert decimal to hexadecimal using parseInt and toString methods.
        case 'H':
            return parseInt(n, 10).toString(16);
            break;
        // If base is 'O' (octal), convert decimal to octal using parseInt and toString methods.
        case 'O':
            return parseInt(n, 10).toString(8);
            break;
        // If base is not recognized, return an error message.
        default:
            return("Wrong input.........");
    }
}

// Output the conversion of the decimal number 120 to binary, hexadecimal, and octal formats respectively.
console.log(dec_to_bho(120,'B'));
console.log(dec_to_bho(120,'H'));
console.log(dec_to_bho(120,'O'));

Output:

1111000
78
170

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• The code defines a function called "dec_to_bho()" which takes two parameters: a decimal number 'n' and a base ('B' for binary, 'H' for hexadecimal, or 'O' for octal).
• Inside the function, there's a check to handle negative numbers. If 'n' is negative, it is converted to its two's complement representation to ensure proper conversion.
• The function then uses a "switch" statement to determine the base for conversion:
• If the base is 'B' (binary), it converts the decimal number to binary using "parseInt()" with base 10 and "toString()" with base 2.
• If the base is 'H' (hexadecimal), it converts the decimal number to hexadecimal using "parseInt()" with base 10 and "toString()" with base 16.
• If the base is 'O' (octal), it converts the decimal number to octal using "parseInt()" with base 10 and "toString()" with base 8.
• If the base is not recognized, it returns an error message.

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-math-exercise-3 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript function that converts a decimal number to a specified base (B, H, or O) using recursion.
• Write a JavaScript function that performs decimal conversion to binary, hexadecimal, or octal iteratively without built-in methods.
• Write a JavaScript function that validates the target base input and converts a decimal number accordingly, supporting bases 2, 8, 10, and 16.
• Write a JavaScript function that converts a decimal number to its binary, hexadecimal, or octal representation and prefixes the result with appropriate symbols.

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