Thread: Base Changing - Is there an easier method?

So, as my first attempt to make a method that changes a base 10 number into another Base.. I came up with this:

	public StringBuffer toBaseSixteen(long x){ 
		boolean solving = true;
		String s = "";
		long remain = 0;
		int i = 16;
		String [] list = {"A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F"};
 
		while(solving){
			remain = x % i;
			if(remain > 9)
				s += list[(int) (remain-10)];
 
			if(remain < 9)
			s += remain + "";
 
			x /= i;
			new StringBuffer(s).reverse();
			if(x<1){
				solving = false;
			}
		}
		return new StringBuffer(s).reverse();
	}

Has anyone come up with a faster method? If so, could you point me in your direction of thought.. Or maybe even comment with your method?

Yes, I have! I just prefer to create these methods for practice, rather than use Java's library.