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Convert to any base from base10. Returns the result into an array which you can later process further or user Array.join in order to get the final based number
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function toBase(number, base) { | |
if (base <2) { | |
throw new Error("Base has to be greater than 2"); | |
} | |
var basedNumberArray = []; | |
var divider = Math.floor(number / base); | |
var basedNumber = number % base; | |
var basedCode = getAsciiCap(basedNumber); | |
basedNumberArray.push(basedCode || basedNumber); | |
while (divider != 0) { | |
basedNumber = divider % base; | |
basedCode = getAsciiCap(basedNumber); | |
basedNumberArray.push(basedCode || basedNumber); | |
divider = Math.floor(divider / base); | |
} | |
return basedNumberArray.reverse(); | |
} | |
function getAsciiCap(aNumber) { | |
var asciiCode = ''; | |
var asciiOffset = aNumber - 10; | |
while(asciiOffset>=0) { | |
let asciiCapsBase = 65; | |
let asciiCapsTop = 95; | |
let ascii = asciiOffset + asciiCapsBase; | |
if (ascii > asciiCapsTop) { | |
ascii = asciiCapsTop; | |
asciiOffset -= asciiCapsTop - asciiCapsBase | |
} else { | |
asciiOffset = -1; | |
} | |
asciiCode += String.fromCharCode(ascii); | |
} | |
return asciiCode; | |
} |
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Convert to any base from base10. Returns the result into an array which you can later process further or user Array.join in order to get the final based number