Conversion

[srs_grp]

how to convert binary float to decimal float?

[BestJewSinceJC]

What is binary float?

[srs_grp]

actually I mean binary(IEEE754 format) representation of real number.

[quuba]

base http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/

Float f = -Float.MIN_VALUE;
        Integer i = Float.floatToIntBits(f);

        System.out.println(Integer.toBinaryString(i));
        System.out.println(Integer.toHexString(i));

        Integer j = Float.floatToRawIntBits(f);

        System.out.println(Integer.toBinaryString(i));
        System.out.println(Integer.toHexString(i));
        
        //10000000000000000000000000000001

also explore javadoc,sourcecode of ==>java.lang.Float ,java.lang.Double
funny number, isn't it?

[srs_grp]

base http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/

Float f = -Float.MIN_VALUE;
        Integer i = Float.floatToIntBits(f);

        System.out.println(Integer.toBinaryString(i));
        System.out.println(Integer.toHexString(i));

        Integer j = Float.floatToRawIntBits(f);

        System.out.println(Integer.toBinaryString(i));
        System.out.println(Integer.toHexString(i));
        
        //10000000000000000000000000000001

also explore javadoc,sourcecode of ==>java.lang.Float ,java.lang.Double
funny number, isn't it?

I have IEEE754 representation of real number 2.5 as follows:
01000000001000000000000000000000

How can I retrieve 2.5 back from this representation?

[quuba]

IEEE754 Float Bits:

0 10000000 01000000000000000000000
Divide to 3 parts (sign, exponent, fraction) .Parse them separately. PICTURE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754-1985
Once more read all your posts on the same theme and write at end your code.
(even start point of your code)

[neilcoffey]

You don't actually have to go to all that trouble, though...

int val = Integer.parseInt(str, 2);
float f = Float.intBitsToFloat(val);

[quuba]

step by step
You have a String of length =32 on input
You need 3 substrings as result.

public class StringSplitter {
//0 10000000 01000000000000000000000
//Divide to 3 parts (sign, exponent, fraction) .Parse them separately

    private String s32; // source string
    // parts of string
    private String sign;
    private String exponent;
    private String fraction;

    public StringSplitter(String s32) {
        this.s32 = s32;
        split();
    }

    private void split() {
        //TODO
        //0         10000000      01000000000000000000000
        //sign=     exponent=         fraction=
        // xxx =  s32.substring(beginIndex, endIndex)
    }

    public String toString() {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        sb.append("source string= ");
        sb.append(s32);
        sb.append(" sign= ");
        sb.append(sign);
        sb.append(" exponent= ");
        sb.append(exponent);
        sb.append(" fraction= ");
        sb.append(fraction);
        return sb.toString();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String inputString = "01000000001000000000000000000000";
        StringSplitter ss = new StringSplitter(inputString);
        System.out.println(ss);
    }
}

Fill the split() method using String-class methods.

[srs_grp]

You don't actually have to go to all that trouble, though...

int val = Integer.parseInt(str, 2);
float f = Float.intBitsToFloat(val);

Thank you very much!!!