Just tried in CF. It gives the "correct" answer.
Jim Davis wrote: >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:05 PM >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: Re: stupid Javascript question >> >>Yep, this worked: >> >>var price = 3 * 12.95; >>document.write(price.toFixed(2)); >> >>Thanks, I was scouring the web trying to figure that out. I would have >>been here a while. :) > > > You might want to test it out just to be safe tho' - I'm not sure what the > browser cut-off point for JS 1.3 is... since the language is now up to 1.5 I > think it's anything from the past few years, but I could be wrong. > > > >>That seems kinda convoluted if you ask me. I guess if I studied the >>specifics, it would make more sense. Nothing like little problems like >>this to stress you out under deadline and client pressure! > > > Well - it IS convoluted - but it's the way that almost all computers do > math. ;^) > > I believe (but am not sure) that the exact same thing happens in many > languages, including Java and C++ (at least when you're multiplying > floats)... I wonder what answer CFMX will give you... > > Jim Davis > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:160050 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
