Looks like the Doubles are not exactly zero. Must be some precision points not displaying.
> Ok... It's Friday and maybe my brain is dead, but I'm having a weird > problem with some basic math. > > Here's a little snippet of the code I'm working with: > > --------------------------- > echo "<p>Current:$currentAmount:".gettype($currentAmount)." - > Paid:$paidAmount:".gettype($paidAmount)."</p>"; > > $currentAmount = $currentAmount-$paidAmount; > echo "<p>Final Current: $currentAmount"; > ----------------- > > Straightforward... Yeah? > > Here's a sample of the output: > Current:97.6:double - Paid:97.6:double > Final Current: 1.42108547152E-014 > > Now if both $currentAmount and $paidAmount are doubles, subtracting them > should yield a zero, shouldn't it? > > -- jon > > ------------------- > jon roig > web developer > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > phone: 888.230.7557 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.593 / Virus Database: 376 - Release Date: 2/20/2004 > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
