convertBCD-package {convertBCD} | R Documentation |
Convert BCD (raw bytes) to decimal numbers and vice versa. BCD format is used to preserve decimals exactly, as opposed to the binary rounding errors inherent in "numeric" or "floating-point" formats.
The DESCRIPTION file:
Package: | convertBCD |
Type: | Package |
Title: | Convert Decimal to Binary-Coded Decimal (BCD) Form and Vice Versa |
Version: | 1.0 |
Date: | 2024-06-24 |
Authors@R: | c(person(given = "Carl", family = "Witthoft", role = c("aut","cre"), email= "cellocgw@gmail.com")) |
Description: | Convert BCD (raw bytes) to decimal numbers and vice versa. BCD format is used to preserve decimals exactly, as opposed to the binary rounding errors inherent in "numeric" or "floating-point" formats. |
License: | LGPL-3 |
LazyData: | FALSE |
Imports: | Rmpfr, gmp, methods |
Author: | Carl Witthoft [aut, cre] |
Maintainer: | Carl Witthoft <cellocgw@gmail.com> |
Carl Witthoft [aut, cre]
Maintainer: Carl Witthoft <cellocgw@gmail.com>