---
title: "scanHexFloat(_:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "foundation/scanner/scanhexfloat(_:)"
---

# scanHexFloat(_:)

Scans for a double value from a hexadecimal representation, returning a found value by reference.

## Declaration

```swift
func scanHexFloat(_ result: UnsafeMutablePointer<Float>?) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `result`: Upon return, contains the scanned value. Contains HUGE_VAL or –HUGE_VAL on overflow, or 0.0 on underflow.

## Return Value

Return Value true if the receiver finds a valid float-point representation, otherwise false. Overflow or underflow are both considered valid floating-point representations.

## Discussion

Discussion This corresponds to %a or %A formatting. The hexadecimal float representation must be preceded by 0x or 0X. Skips past excess digits in the case of overflow, so the scanner’s position is past the entire floating-point representation. Invoke this method with NULL as result to simply scan past a hexadecimal float representation.

## See Also

### Scanning Numeric Values

- [scanDecimal(_:)](foundation/scanner/scandecimal(_:).md)
- [scanDouble(_:)](foundation/scanner/scandouble(_:).md)
- [scanFloat(_:)](foundation/scanner/scanfloat(_:).md)
- [scanHexDouble(_:)](foundation/scanner/scanhexdouble(_:).md)
- [scanHexInt32(_:)](foundation/scanner/scanhexint32(_:).md)
- [scanHexInt64(_:)](foundation/scanner/scanhexint64(_:).md)
- [scanInt(_:)](foundation/scanner/scanint(_:).md)
- [scanInt32(_:)](foundation/scanner/scanint32(_:).md)
- [scanInt64(_:)](foundation/scanner/scanint64(_:).md)
- [scanUnsignedLongLong(_:)](foundation/scanner/scanunsignedlonglong(_:).md)