hmm I think the important letter is epsilon. Cheers,
Greg On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Rich Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > CS majors know this topic as Numeric Analysis, and it has turned more than one > aspiring computer scientist toward another field of study. I recall my > professor > freely borrowing letters from no fewer than four alphabets--Latin, Greek, > Hebrew, and Cyrillic--to fully expound on the topic. Taking notes was a royal > PITA; deciphering them was even worse. > > The second time we took the course (two out of tree dropped or failed it), the > instructor (a different one) stuck to Latin and Greek letters, but the subject > matter was still a bitch. Ah, memories... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Warner > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 12:04 PM > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Converting doubles into integers without > rounding > errors > Importance: Low > > <wink>Make your head spin is putting it mildly, a couple of those links > will make you consider giving up coding and seek a new career in digging > ditches. </wink> But you are right extremely informative. > > John Warner > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Vertes >> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 12:59 PM >> To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM >> Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Converting doubles into >> integers without rounding errors >> >> >> If you are ready to make your head spin take a look at these pages: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankers_rounding >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196652 >> http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2003/09/26/53107.aspx >> >> -Pete >> >> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Curt Hagenlocher >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >> > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:48 AM, Peter Ritchie >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > >> > > I would recommend something like this: >> > > >> > > double tempAmount = objMyObject.Amount * 100.0; >> > > uint nIntAmount = Math.Round(tempAmount); >> > >> > Ah, *that*'s where the rounding function is hiding. >> > >> > Or you could just use "Math.Round(amount, 2)" to round to >> the second >> > decimal place. >> > >> > -- >> > Curt Hagenlocher >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > =================================== >> > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(R) http://www.develop.com >> > >> > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at >> > http://discuss.develop.com >> > >> >> =================================== >> This list is hosted by DevelopMentorR http://www.develop.com >> >> View archives and manage your subscription(s) at >> http://discuss.develop.com >> > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(R) http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com > -- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
