OpenEuphoria

Re: double precision reals??

• Posted by "Thomas Parslow (PatRat)" <patrat at rat-software.com> Jan 23, 2001
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> Hi all,
> How can I make sure that a variable is always of type "double precision" ?
> If I make it an atom, it 'could' be a double precision real, but if the
> range of the number is small enough, Euphoria turns it into a single
> precision real, is it not?
> For instance, the double precision number 5.123456789012345678e4 can be
> represented by a single precision real but with less accuracy namely
> something like this: 5.123456789e4. I believe that Euphoria automatically
> turns my double precision atom into a single precision atom when it has the
> chance. Is this correct and how can I 'force' Euphoria to always regard my
> variable as a double precision value???
> Is this asking too much of Euphoria?
>
> Eddy

Hi,
That shouldn't be possible, euphoria hides its internal implementation
from the programer.

Thomas Parslow (PatRat) ICQ #:26359483
Rat Software
http://www.rat-software.com/
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