On Sun, May 05, 2019 at 08:00:18AM -0700, C K Kashyap wrote:
> : (scl 2)
> -> 2
> : (parseJson "{\"a\": 10.1}")
> -> (("a" . 1010))
> : (parseJson "{\"a\": 10}")
> -> (("a" . 10))
>
> Shouldn't 10 be scaled to 1000? Did I miss something here or is there
> something I need to do so that all the numbers are normalized?
No, 10 is correct.
Keep in mind that PicoLisp really only has integers, which may be handled by a
program as scaled fixpoinbn numbers.
So the dot in 10.1 is in fact enly a read macro, scaling the number while
*reading* it.
I recommend Rick's excellent introduction to PicoLisp fixpoint numbers
https://the-m6.net/blog/fixed-point-arithmetic-in-picolisp/
☺/ A!ex
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