It might not look like a big deal until you are using Flash to do some financial app, where you obtain a number from a string variable, convert it to a number, divide it with something and Math.floor it, all the while thinking it's the same as taking a number, divide it with something and Math.floor it. (The diff can be as big as 1 because of Math.floor).
- boon Yotam Laufer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -1.13686837721616e-13 is as close to zero as you get matey.... 13 places after the decimal... On 07/03/06, Boon Chew wrote: > > > How do you usually deal with the loss in precision (a bit oxymoron since > floating point can't be exactly represented) when converting a floating > point string to a number? > > var s:String = "952.86"; > var i:Number = parseFloat(s); > trace(i); > trace(i - 952.86); // Not zero! > > > - boon > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > -- Yotam Laufer | Flash Developer | mobile +44 (0) 79 205 17 212 | skype: ubermutt _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
