f16tof32.md

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f16tof32 function	Converts the float16 stored in the low-half of the uint to a float.	66b37ce4-e8b6-450a-a4da-a8f8b07340ab	f16tof32 function HLSL	apiref	f16tof32	NA	reference	05/31/2018

f16tof32 function

Converts the float16 stored in the low-half of the uint to a float.

Syntax

float f16tof32(
  in uint value
);

Parameters

value [in]

Type: uint

The input value.

Return value

Type: float

The converted value.

Remarks

The following overloaded versions are also available:

float2 f16tof32(uint2 value);
float3 f16tof32(uint3 value);
float4 f16tof32(uint4 value);

Minimum Shader Model

This function is supported in the following shader models.

Shader Model	Supported
Shader Model 4 and higher shader models	yes

 

Although this function is available in Shader Model 4 and higher shader models, because it is emulated in 4.0 and 4.1, it is less perfomant on these shader models than it is on Shader Model 5.

This function is supported in the following types of shaders:

Vertex	Hull	Domain	Geometry	Pixel	Compute
x	x	x	x	x	x

 

See also

Intrinsic Functions

Shader Model 5