Because the Number type, which takes up 64 bits, can only store 15 or 16 significant decimal digits. It doesn't do infinite precision arithmetic.
Gordon Smith Adobe Flex SDK Team From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of _estatica_ Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Actionscript Number BUG?!!! Can anyone explain why this: var test:Number=4984907906439604488; trace(test); Print out this: 4984907906439604000 Why am I losing precision? Any hint is appreciated!
