dec2bin2.m (decimal to binary)
bin2dec2.m (binary to decimal)
Final code
See below.
Explanation
MATLAB already contains two functions to do convert between binary and decimal (dec2bin and bin2dec) but I wanted to write my own as a learning exercise – both in scripting and to learn the actual conversion method. Looking at the code in MATLABs functions is pretty fruitless for the latter. There are a couple of difference between my scripts and MATLABs, for example my dec2bin2 function automatically buffers the output to 8 bits in the form of a vector rather than a string. Conversely my bin2dec string doesn’t require a string as an input, which is convenient for certain applications.
This code is written in a way to make the processes of conversion as clear as possible - it's all done with loops, which isn't technically the best way, but it serves a purpose here!
