How to write a program that selectively picks hexadecimal values from a text file based on bit size?
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Hello all! I have a text file that is full of 16bit, 32bit, 64bit, and 128bit hexadecimal values, and I was trying to write a program that asks user the bit-size, then once the size is selected, a random hexadecimal value from the text file is spit out. I was thinking about if statements, but nothing I try is working. Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Edit Sorry! I have added the text file, but it is 4 hex values per a line, then enter. There are a lot more values than this in the real one but it follows same format
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I am mostly confused with syntax for the bit selector, but I was thinking something like:
read file,
user selects bit mode (4 options)
if 16bit --> rand
if 32bit --> rand
if 64bit -->rand
if 128bit -->rand
if anything else, error
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David Hill
on 15 Jun 2021
r=randi(4);
a=readcell('hextest.txt');
x=input('hex length: ');
hexValue=a{log2(x/16)+1,r};
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David Hill
on 15 Jun 2021
Yes. If you don't want any repetitions, use randperm.
r=randperm(4,3);%selects 3 in random order from 1:4
a=readcell('hextest.txt');
x=input('hex length: ');
hexValue=a(log2(x/16)+1,r);%output is a cell array
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