Such type of comaparisons should be avoided because of precision loss. This article desribe it nicely http://www.cygnus-software.com/papers/comparingfloats/Comparing%20floating%20point%20numbers.htmmight be helpful.
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 11:23 PM, atul anand <[email protected]> wrote: > output actually depends on precision , bcoz 0.3 is double it will give > more precise than float. > > for eg 2.30000000 < 2.30000000877 > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:52 AM, rahul sharma <[email protected]>wrote: > >> the answer would be none....as by default the default type of floating >> number is double.....so int in if condition x>.3.....x is float and .3 is >> doble.....store double in 8 bytes and float in 4 bytes acc to turboc ...u >> will find x>.3 evaluates to false.......... >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 11:54 PM, apurva gupta <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> #include<stdio.h> >>> >>> int main() >>> { >>> float x=0.3, y=0.7; >>> >>> if(x>0.3) >>> { >>> if(y>0.7) >>> printf("Y\n\n"); >>> else >>> printf("X\n\n"); >>> } >>> else >>> printf("NONE\n\n"); >>> } >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- Sharad Dixit B.Tech(IT) Indian Institute of Information Technology ,Allahabad ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We aim above the mark to hit the mark." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
