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Date: | 2002-05-05 (17:33) |
From: | John Max Skaller <skaller@o...> |
Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] string_of_float less accurate than sprintf "%f" ? |
Francois Thomasset wrote: >>Beck01, Wolfgang wrote: >> >>There's another problem too: >> >># string_of_float 42.0;; >>- : string = "42" >> >>The result isn't an ocaml float literal. >> >Is it not? ># float_of_string (string_of_float 42.0);; >- : float = 42 >So if you know that there is a float in the string, it is a float isn't it? > It isn't a floating point literal, in ocaml, C, or any other language. Floating point literals always have either a decimal indicator or an exponent. It should return "42.0", in my opinion: "42" is an integer. -- John Max Skaller, mailto:skaller@ozemail.com.au snail:10/1 Toxteth Rd, Glebe, NSW 2037, Australia. voice:61-2-9660-0850 ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners