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    copied!<p>Say I want to count in binary until I have the highest number a set number of bytes will hold, how could I do that? It feels like there should be a pretty simple way, I just don't know it. I googled but was surprised to not find any examples.</p> <p>For example, if I wanted to count to 1 byte I'd start with 00000001 add 1 and get 00000010, add 1 to get 00000011, etc until I get to 11111111. </p> <p>Additionally, how could you do the same in hex? you start with 0x00, add one and output 0x01, the 0x02, 0x03, etc until you get to 0xFF?</p> <p>Also, how can I output the values as a string (like my examples)? </p> <p>Some psuedo-code:</p> <pre><code>byteSize = 3 counter = 0 while counter.size &lt;= byteSize print counter /* prints 00000001, 00000010, etc. count += 1 loop </code></pre> <h2>Update:</h2> <p>I'm not only concerned with displaying a number in another base, that was only part of it. I see my error in that the displaying function is what determines how the number is displayed (as Jeremy pointed out). So, that's parts not a problem.</p> <h2>Update 2:</h2> <p>I promise I'm not a complete moron. Here is the context:</p> <p>It started today when I read this on reddit: <a href="http://www.elliottkember.com/kember_identity.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.elliottkember.com/kember_identity.html</a></p> <p>Then, this: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/8iguu/md5_gamechallenge_for_you_reddit/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/8iguu/md5_gamechallenge_for_you_reddit/</a></p> <p>which led to this: <a href="http://www.olegkikin.com/md5game/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.olegkikin.com/md5game/</a></p> <p>So, I figured you could just count in bits starting at different intervals and just let 'er run.</p>
 

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