dec2bin() Function

Function

dec2bin( value, place )

Converts a Decimal number to a Binary number as text.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
value	Text	Decimal value to convert, such as 123.
place	Number	The number of places to return.

Returns

Text

Usage considerations

Using the value parameter

Negative number values for value are handled using the 2's complement method.

Using the place parameter

The default value for place is however many places are necessary to represent the number.

Examples

dec2bin(16) returns 10000

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Partially compatible	Can be used with offline mobile if it is loaded at the top of the form.
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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