Method: Flt::FormatBase.from_bits

Defined in:
lib/float-formats/classes.rb

.from_bits(i) ⇒ Object

Defines a floating-point number from the encoded integral value.



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# File 'lib/float-formats/classes.rb', line 867

def self.from_bits(i)
  v = Bytes.from_i(i)
  if v.size<total_bytes
    fill = (0.chr*(total_bytes-v.size))
    if @endianness==:little_endian
      v << fill
    else
      v = Bytes.new(fill) + bytes
    end
  elsif v.size>total_bytes
    raise "Invalid floating point value"
  end
  from_bytes v
end