GBDK 2020 Docs  4.1.1
API Documentation for GBDK 2020
bcd.h File Reference
#include <types.h>
#include <stdint.h>

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Macros

#define BCD_HEX(v)   ((BCD)(v))
 
#define MAKE_BCD(v)   BCD_HEX(0x ## v)
 

Typedefs

typedef uint32_t BCD
 

Functions

void uint2bcd (uint16_t i, BCD *value) OLDCALL
 
void bcd_add (BCD *sour, const BCD *value) OLDCALL
 
void bcd_sub (BCD *sour, const BCD *value) OLDCALL
 
uint8_t bcd2text (const BCD *bcd, uint8_t tile_offset, uint8_t *buffer) OLDCALL
 

Detailed Description

Support for working with BCD (Binary Coded Decimal)

See the example BCD project for additional details.

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ BCD_HEX

#define BCD_HEX (   v)    ((BCD)(v))

◆ MAKE_BCD

#define MAKE_BCD (   v)    BCD_HEX(0x ## v)

Converts an integer value into BCD format

A maximum of 8 digits may be used

Typedef Documentation

◆ BCD

typedef uint32_t BCD

Function Documentation

◆ uint2bcd()

void uint2bcd ( uint16_t  i,
BCD value 
)

Converts integer i into BCD format (Binary Coded Decimal)

Parameters
iNumeric value to convert
valuePointer to a BCD variable to store the converted result

◆ bcd_add()

void bcd_add ( BCD sour,
const BCD value 
)

Adds two numbers in BCD format: sour += value

Parameters
sourPointer to a BCD value to add to (and where the result is stored)
valuePointer to the BCD value to add to sour

◆ bcd_sub()

void bcd_sub ( BCD sour,
const BCD value 
)

Subtracts two numbers in BCD format: sour -= value

Parameters
sourPointer to a BCD value to subtract from (and where the result is stored)
valuePointer to the BCD value to subtract from sour

◆ bcd2text()

uint8_t bcd2text ( const BCD bcd,
uint8_t  tile_offset,
uint8_t buffer 
)

Convert a BCD number into an asciiz (null terminated) string and return the length

Parameters
bcdPointer to BCD value to convert
tile_offsetOptional per-character offset value to add (use 0 for none)
bufferBuffer to store the result in

Returns: Length in characters (always 8)

buffer should be large enough to store the converted string (9 bytes: 8 characters + 1 for terminator)

There are a couple different ways to use tile_offset. For example:

  • It can be the Index of the Font Tile '0' in VRAM to allow the buffer to be used directly with set_bkg_tiles.
  • It can also be set to the ascii value for character '0' so that the buffer is a normal string that can be passed to printf.