NEED HELP on Easy PHP coding

[PHPfreak12]

I am on the first year at college studying computer science and they sent me to write a php program that can change a decimal number to IEEE754 standard on 16bits. I know most of you will laugh because it is very easy but I need help.

 

this is what i got so far.

 

ALL i need is how to control the mantissa.. you know, save 10 numbers.. and how to control the while loop so he stops when i have 10 spots on mantissa..

 

 

<?php

 

echo "Enter any number\n";

$number=trim(fgets(STDIN));

$low=floor($number);

$decimal=$number - $low;

$real=decbin($low);

 

 

while(0<$decimal<1)

{

$mantissa[]=$decimal*2;

}

 

echo "\n";

?>

[dalecosp]

Set a counter variable, increment it in the while loop, and either check it with logical AND in the conditional or use a break() statement inside an "if" in the while loop?

[PHPfreak12]

Set a counter variable, increment it in the while loop, and either check it with logical AND in the conditional or use a break() statement inside an "if" in the while loop?

thank you very much for responding. but can you be more detailed? don't respond if I am asking too much. thanks

[dalecosp]

Won't you get in trouble if I do your homework for ya? ;)

<?php
 echo "Enter any number\n";$number=trim(fgets(STDIN));$low=floor($number);$decimal=$number - $low;$real=decbin($low);
 
$counter = 0;
 
while(0<$decimal<1) {  //fixed this; either way works in PHP, but Javascript needs
                                       //the bracket on the right --- so it's a good habit to start    $mantissa[]=$decimal*2;   $counter++;   if ($counter == 10) {      break;   }} echo "\n";?>

HTH,