how to convert text (real number) in LineEdit to an array of bytes in Hexadecimal

hussam.Yones

Hello Qt, How I can convert a real number entered by user in Line-edit to 4-bytes array represented in Hexadecimal, lets say the user enters the speed of DC motor =3564 (RPM), I want to save it as an array of hex this array looks like {(DE C0 00 00)} , where (3564)DC=(DE C0 00 00)HEX.
I tried in this code but it not work correctly.


    void MainWindow::on_speed_ref2_lineEdit_returnPressed()
    {
       float fdata2 = 0.0f;
       fdata2 = ui->speed_ref2_lineEdit->text().toFloat();
      uint8_t *data2 = new uint8_t();
      data2 = (uint8_t*)&fdata2;
      frame2[3] =data2[0];
      frame2[4] = data2[1];
      frame2[5] = data2[2];
      frame2[6] = data2[3];
    serial->write((char*)frame2, 4);

    }

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@hussam.Yones Hi, and welcome to the Qt forum!

const int input = 3564;
const QByteArray ba = QString::number(input, 16).toLatin1();
const char * result = ba.constData(); // pointer remains valid as long as 'ba' is alive

hussam.Yones

@Wieland , Thank you very much it works for input of type integer, but in fact I need more precision I mean I consider the entered value is of type float, (ie float a=3564.0).

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I'm not sure if what you're doing there makes any sense: In the resulting hex string, how do you know where the decimal point is? Anyways:

    const double input = 23.42f;
    const QStringList list = QString::number(input).split('.');
    const int ia = list.at(0).toInt();
    const int ib = list.at(1).toInt();
    const QByteArray a = QString::number(ia, 16).toLatin1();
    const QByteArray b = QString::number(ib, 16).toLatin1();
    const QByteArray ba = a + b;
    const char * result = ba.constData();

hussam.Yones

@Wieland, this float number is represent the speed Value of DC motor in RPM, may you mean I it should be in double type or something else!!.
in fact I don't know obviously whit's the type I should use this is the GUI I built
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you can see in Stack-overflow here:
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may you get what I need, I'am sory to be annoying but I spent alot of time in this problem :(