The documentation for (number->string z radix) is a bit sparse: "Returns a string that is the printed form of z in the base specified by radix. If z is inexact, radix must be 10, otherwise the exn:fail:contract exception is raised."
In the case that z is inexact, are we guaranteed that it will always print as "<Sign>?<Digit>+<Dot><Digit>+" and never use... (a) the #i<Digit>+ format, (b) scientific notation, (c) not have a leading 0, and so on? Essentially, I would like to know that (number->string z 10) on an inexact is equivalent to (real->decimal-string z +inf.0) (if infinity were a legal value for the length of the decimal.) If not, there doesn't seem to be another function that reliably prints out floats. Jay -- Jay McCarthy Associate Professor PLT @ CS @ UMass Lowell http://jeapostrophe.github.io "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." - D&C 64:33 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
