algorithm to convert N into base 3 wanted!

ark at alice.UUCP ark at alice.UUCP
Wed Aug 24 12:07:49 AEST 1988


In article <650003 at hpcilzb.HP.COM>, tedj at hpcilzb.UUCP writes:
> Does anyone know of an algorithm to convert a positive integer N into
> its base 3 representation?  (e.g., 14 in base 10 is 112 in base 3).

To convert a number to base N:

	void convert(unsigned x, unsigned N)
	{
		if (x >= N)
			convert(x/N, N);
		printdigit(x%N);
	}
-- 
				--Andrew Koenig
				  ark at europa.att.com



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