From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-09-23T17:29:37+09:00
Subject: Re: negative numbers and binary formats


<Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:Pine.LNX.4.60.0409221228140.2168@harp.ngdc.noaa.gov...

> but perhaps only printf will suffice?
>
>    irb(main):003:0> printf "%32.32b", -7
>    11111111111111111111111111111001=> nil

Hm...

10:25:20 [source]: irb
irb(main):001:0> printf "%32.32b", -7
00000000000000000000000000001001=> nil
irb(main):002:0> RUBY_VERSION
=> "1.8.1"

    robert