March 11, 2006 BCDTOBIN 9

### NAME

bcdtobin, bintobcd - convert a single byte between (unsigned) packed bcd and binary

### SYNOPSIS

```unsigned` `int` bcdtobin(```unsigned int bcd`)
```unsigned` `int` bintobcd(```unsigned int bin`)

### DESCRIPTION

The bcdtobin(``) and bintobcd(``) functions convert a single byte between (unsigned) packed bcd and binary encodings.

### RETURN VALUES

The bcdtobin(``) function returns the binary value of its BCD-encoded argument, ```bcd`. The bintobcd(``) function returns the BCD encoding of its binary argument, ```bin`.