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<h4 class="subsubsection" id="Interpreting-Bytevector-Contents-as-Floating-Point-Numbers"><span>6.6.12.5 Interpreting Bytevector Contents as Floating Point Numbers<a class="copiable-link" href="#Interpreting-Bytevector-Contents-as-Floating-Point-Numbers"> &para;</a></span></h4>
<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-IEEE_002d754-floating-point-numbers"></a>
<p>Bytevector contents can also be accessed as IEEE-754 single- or
double-precision floating point numbers (respectively 32 and 64-bit
long) using the procedures described here.
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<dt class="deffn" id="index-bytevector_002dieee_002dsingle_002dref"><span class="category-def">Scheme Procedure: </span><span><strong class="def-name">bytevector-ieee-single-ref</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">bv index endianness</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-bytevector_002dieee_002dsingle_002dref"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-bytevector_002dieee_002ddouble_002dref"><span class="category-def">Scheme Procedure: </span><span><strong class="def-name">bytevector-ieee-double-ref</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">bv index endianness</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-bytevector_002dieee_002ddouble_002dref"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fsingle_005fref"><span class="category-def">C Function: </span><span><strong class="def-name">scm_bytevector_ieee_single_ref</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">(bv, index, endianness)</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fsingle_005fref"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fdouble_005fref"><span class="category-def">C Function: </span><span><strong class="def-name">scm_bytevector_ieee_double_ref</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">(bv, index, endianness)</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fdouble_005fref"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dd><p>Return the IEEE-754 single-precision floating point number from <var class="var">bv</var>
at <var class="var">index</var> according to <var class="var">endianness</var>.
</p></dd></dl>
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<dt class="deffn" id="index-bytevector_002dieee_002dsingle_002dset_0021"><span class="category-def">Scheme Procedure: </span><span><strong class="def-name">bytevector-ieee-single-set!</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">bv index value endianness</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-bytevector_002dieee_002dsingle_002dset_0021"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-bytevector_002dieee_002ddouble_002dset_0021"><span class="category-def">Scheme Procedure: </span><span><strong class="def-name">bytevector-ieee-double-set!</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">bv index value endianness</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-bytevector_002dieee_002ddouble_002dset_0021"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fsingle_005fset_005fx"><span class="category-def">C Function: </span><span><strong class="def-name">scm_bytevector_ieee_single_set_x</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">(bv, index, value, endianness)</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fsingle_005fset_005fx"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fdouble_005fset_005fx"><span class="category-def">C Function: </span><span><strong class="def-name">scm_bytevector_ieee_double_set_x</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">(bv, index, value, endianness)</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fdouble_005fset_005fx"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dd><p>Store real number <var class="var">value</var> in <var class="var">bv</var> at <var class="var">index</var> according to
<var class="var">endianness</var>.
</p></dd></dl>
<p>Specialized procedures are also available:
</p>
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<dt class="deffn" id="index-bytevector_002dieee_002dsingle_002dnative_002dref"><span class="category-def">Scheme Procedure: </span><span><strong class="def-name">bytevector-ieee-single-native-ref</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">bv index</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-bytevector_002dieee_002dsingle_002dnative_002dref"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-bytevector_002dieee_002ddouble_002dnative_002dref"><span class="category-def">Scheme Procedure: </span><span><strong class="def-name">bytevector-ieee-double-native-ref</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">bv index</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-bytevector_002dieee_002ddouble_002dnative_002dref"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fsingle_005fnative_005fref"><span class="category-def">C Function: </span><span><strong class="def-name">scm_bytevector_ieee_single_native_ref</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">(bv, index)</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fsingle_005fnative_005fref"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fdouble_005fnative_005fref"><span class="category-def">C Function: </span><span><strong class="def-name">scm_bytevector_ieee_double_native_ref</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">(bv, index)</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fdouble_005fnative_005fref"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dd><p>Return the IEEE-754 single-precision floating point number from <var class="var">bv</var>
at <var class="var">index</var> according to the host&rsquo;s native endianness.
</p></dd></dl>
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<dt class="deffn" id="index-bytevector_002dieee_002dsingle_002dnative_002dset_0021"><span class="category-def">Scheme Procedure: </span><span><strong class="def-name">bytevector-ieee-single-native-set!</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">bv index value</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-bytevector_002dieee_002dsingle_002dnative_002dset_0021"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-bytevector_002dieee_002ddouble_002dnative_002dset_0021"><span class="category-def">Scheme Procedure: </span><span><strong class="def-name">bytevector-ieee-double-native-set!</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">bv index value</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-bytevector_002dieee_002ddouble_002dnative_002dset_0021"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fsingle_005fnative_005fset_005fx"><span class="category-def">C Function: </span><span><strong class="def-name">scm_bytevector_ieee_single_native_set_x</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">(bv, index, value)</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fsingle_005fnative_005fset_005fx"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dt class="deffnx def-cmd-deffn" id="index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fdouble_005fnative_005fset_005fx"><span class="category-def">C Function: </span><span><strong class="def-name">scm_bytevector_ieee_double_native_set_x</strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">(bv, index, value)</var><a class="copiable-link" href="#index-scm_005fbytevector_005fieee_005fdouble_005fnative_005fset_005fx"> &para;</a></span></dt>
<dd><p>Store real number <var class="var">value</var> in <var class="var">bv</var> at <var class="var">index</var> according to
the host&rsquo;s native endianness.
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