C# Exercise: 68 Hexadecimal and binary

In this C# exercise, you are asked to write a program that prompts the user for a number and displays it in both hexadecimal and binary. The program should continue repeating this process until the user enters a 0.

The program should convert the entered number to its hexadecimal and binary equivalents using the appropriate C# functions. The hexadecimal format is commonly used in programming to represent values compactly, while the binary system is essential for understanding how computers work and how data is represented internally.

Through this exercise, you will learn how to handle conversions between different numeric bases, such as binary (base 2) and hexadecimal (base 16), which is crucial for low-level programming and working with memory operations. This type of exercise will also help you practice using loops and conditionals to control the program flow based on user input.



 Lesson

Basic Data Types

 Exercise

Hexadecimal and binary

 Objetive

Write a C# program to ask the user for a number an display it both in hexadecimal and binary. It must repeat until the user enters 0.

 Example Code

using System;  // Import the System namespace for basic functionality

class Program  // Define the main class
{
    static void Main()  // The entry point of the program
    {
        // Infinite loop to keep asking the user for input until they enter 0
        while (true)
        {
            // Ask the user for a number
            Console.Write("Enter a number (0 to quit): ");
            int number = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());  // Read the input and convert it to an integer

            // If the number is 0, exit the loop and end the program
            if (number == 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Goodbye!");
                break;  // Exit the loop
            }

            // Display the number in hexadecimal
            Console.WriteLine($"Hexadecimal: {number:X}");

            // Display the number in binary
            Console.WriteLine($"Binary: {Convert.ToString(number, 2)}\n");
        }
    }
}


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