It might for the marshalling, but don't go around doing currency calculations with a double. It is inexact like float.
Then again. Maybe you could skim that 100ths of cents off and... -- Dave Wolf Cynergy Systems, Inc. Adobe Flex Alliance Partner http://www.cynergysystems.com http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: 866-CYNERGY --- In [email protected], "Mike_Robinson_98" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, that definitely does the trick. Thanks for your help. > > --- In [email protected], "Peter Farland" <pfarland@> wrote: > > > > As a work around for now, try using double instead of float. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Mike_Robinson_98 > > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 5:00 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: AMF serialization of floats (REPOST) > > > > > > > > Dave, thanks for your response. I'm not sure what exact number type > > you have in mind (Integer?BigDecimal?). The data is decimal data, no > > getting around that. There don't seem to many choices as far as what > > data type to use. What do flex programmers do in this situation when > > they want to serialize currency values, such as item prices which have > > 2 decimal precision? Convert to a String first? > > > > It seems to me that it boils down to one thing - the data will have to > > be manipulated in *some* way once it has been reconstituted on the > > client side. This manipulation might be converting the String back to > > a Number, rounding the Number to the desired precision, or any of > > several other methods. None of which, to me, are very desirable. > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > , "Dave Wolf" <gatorj24@> wrote: > > > > > > Don't use floats. <wink> > > > > > > Seriously however, floats are inexact numeric types. They're not > > > going to have a fixed precision in general and this is especially > > > true when they are marshalled across languages. Can you use an > > > exact numeric type instead? > > > > > > -- > > > Dave Wolf > > > Cynergy Systems, Inc. > > > Adobe Flex Alliance Partner > > > http://www.cynergysystems.com <http://www.cynergysystems.com> > > > http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs > > <http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs> > > > > > > Email: dave.wolf@ > > > Office: 866-CYNERGY > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Mike_Robinson_98" > > > <mike_robinson_98@> wrote: > > > > > > > > My original post seems to have gotten removed, so I am posting > > > again > > > > with hopes someone has experience with this issue. > > > > > > > > I am transfering float values from Java DTOs to corresponding AS > > > > objects using both FDS and remote objects. The Java float values > > > have > > > > a precision of 4 decimal places (verified before serialization e.g. > > > > 0.4398) yet when they are created in AS they have 16 decimal places > > > > with values extending throughout the 16 digits (e.g. > > > > 0.4398283772047382). I suppose I can round the values when I > > > receive > > > > them at the client, but can someone tell me if there's a better > > > way to > > > > insure the destination values are the same as the source? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
