On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:05:04 +0100 (CET) Derick Rethans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, > > this is how floating point numbers work. > > 3.55 as float is not 'exactly' 3.55, but it is stored in memory as an as > good as possible representation, something like 3.55000000001 perhaps. > > If you simply compare this: > 3.55000000000001 + 60.12000000000000001 != 63.66666666666669 And as far I can remember, never compare non "ordinal" (1,2,3 is) value. Whatever langage you use, binary egality test on float is very dangerous. hth pa -- Pierre-Alain Joye Freelance Developpements et Services web/intranet [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
