SwitchBase

🔢 Convert numbers between different bases with a simple right-click!

Features

✨ Smart Base Conversion

• Convert between decimal, binary (base 2), and hexadecimal (base 16)
• Automatic base detection (0x for hex, 0b for binary)
• Format preservation - keeps suffixes like u, UL, f, d

🎯 Easy to Use

• Select any number in your code
• Right-click to access conversion menu
• Silent operation - no annoying success messages

Usage

1. Select a number in your editor
2. Right-click to open context menu
3. Choose SwitchBase → desired conversion:
   • Convert to Binary (base 2)
   • Convert to Decimal (base 10)
   • Convert to Hexadecimal (base 16)

Examples

Basic Conversions

• 255 → 0xFF (decimal to hex)
• 0xFF → 0b11111111 (hex to binary)
• 0b1010 → 10 (binary to decimal)

Format Preservation

• 16u → 0x10u (keeps unsigned suffix)
• 255UL → 0b11111111UL (keeps unsigned long suffix)
• 0x2Au → 42u (preserves suffix in decimal)

Supported Formats

• Prefixes: 0x, 0X (hex), 0b, 0B (binary)
• Suffixes: u, U, l, L, ul, UL, f, F, d, D

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "SwitchBase"
4. Click Install

Release Notes

1.0.0

• Smart number format detection and preservation
• Support for programming language suffixes (u, UL, f, etc.)
• Grouped menu for cleaner context menu
• Silent operation mode
• Enhanced error handling

Enjoy converting! 🚀