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0x1234

0x1234 is a hexadecimal integer literal commonly used in programming and digital systems. The prefix 0x indicates that the digits following it are base-16. The value equals decimal 4660, and its binary representation is 0001 0010 0011 0100.

In code, 0x1234 is used to initialize constants, as an address, offset, or mask. In languages such

Memory and endianness: The numeric value is independent of endianness, but its in-memory byte order differs

Contextual uses: 0x1234 can appear as a sample opcode, register value, or offset in instruction encodings, and

Security and maintenance: When used as a magic number, it is better to give it a descriptive

See also: Hexadecimal, Endianness, Hex literals, RGB565.

as
C,
C++,
Java,
JavaScript,
and
Python,
0x1234
is
parsed
as
an
integer
literal.
For
example,
in
C:
int
a
=
0x1234;
In
JavaScript,
Number(0x1234)
evaluates
to
4660;
bitwise
operators
operate
on
32-bit
integers.
by
architecture.
On
a
big-endian
system,
the
two
bytes
are
stored
as
0x12
followed
by
0x34;
on
little-endian,
0x34
then
0x12.
in
graphics
as
a
16-bit
color
or
pixel
value
(in
RGB565
or
related
formats).
The
exact
interpretation
depends
on
the
surrounding
code
and
data
formats.
constant
name
to
improve
readability
and
maintainability.