hex to float conversion

Question

I have a 4 byte hex number:

08fdc941

it should be convrted to a float number: 25.25, but I don't know how? I use C#

what is the correct way of converting from hex to float?

Answer 1

From this page on MSDN "How to: Convert Between Hexadecimal Strings and Numeric Types (C# Programming Guide)".

string hexString = "43480170";
uint num = uint.Parse(hexString, System.Globalization.NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);

byte[] floatVals = BitConverter.GetBytes(num);
float f = BitConverter.ToSingle(floatVals, 0);
Console.WriteLine("float convert = {0}", f);

// Output: 200.0056     

Answer 2

Something like this:

        byte[] bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(0x08fdc941);
        if (BitConverter.IsLittleEndian)
        {
            bytes = bytes.Reverse().ToArray();
        }
        float myFloat = BitConverter.ToSingle(bytes, 0);