[PHP-DEV] Bug #12623 Updated: mod operator

[jmcastagnetto]

ID: 12623
Updated by: jmcastagnetto
Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Old Status: Closed
Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Math related
Operating System: linux (suse)
PHP Version: 4.0.4pl1


Previous Comments:


[2001-08-07 11:14:21] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Modulus (%) operator
i am not sure if the behavior for non-integer operands is defined, so i am not sure 
how important this actually is

check 
2035 % 179 = 66  // correct!

203.5 % 17.9 = 16// incorrect - should be 6.6!

\n";
  echo  "203.5 % 17.9 == " . 203.5 % 17.9;
?>





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[PHP-DEV] Bug #12623 Updated: mod operator

[jmcastagnetto]

ID: 12623
Updated by: jmcastagnetto
Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Old Status: Open
Status: Closed
Bug Type: Math related
Operating System: linux (suse)
PHP Version: 4.0.4pl1
New Comment:

The modulus operator is strictly defined for integer numbers, because it "... 
basically just returns the remainder of an integer division operation ..." 
(paraphrasing from the K&R book)

In this case the floats are truncated to integers and then the modulus operator is 
applied, i.e.

203.5 turns into 203
17.9 turns into 17

then 203 % 17 = 16 (as expected)

Other languages follow this approach, while other round up the float previous to 
operating on them, in those languages the result would be: "6"

And other languages, like Java, have a third behavior in which when using floats, a 
number of integer substractions is made and a floating point reminder is calculated, 
see for example: http://softwaredev.earthweb.com/multi/article/0,,12079_630791,00.html
(explanation to question 3)

BTW, gawk also performs an integer number of substractions, if you try:

gawk '{ print (203.5 % 17.9) }'

you'll get "6.6"

Bottomline, as this is an operator meant to work with integers, make the appropriate 
conversion for the appropriate results, or implement a modulus function like:

function modulus_of ($q, $d) {
  $rem = $q;
  while ($rem > $d )
 $rem -= $d;
  return $rem;
}

which *will* return "6.6" for floats, and should also work on integers.

Previous Comments:


[2001-08-07 11:14:21] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Modulus (%) operator
i am not sure if the behavior for non-integer operands is defined, so i am not sure 
how important this actually is

check 
2035 % 179 = 66  // correct!

203.5 % 17.9 = 16// incorrect - should be 6.6!

\n";
  echo  "203.5 % 17.9 == " . 203.5 % 17.9;
?>





Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=12623&edit=1


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