Re: [RFC] [DISCUSSION] Scalar Pseudo-type

On 12/29/2017 4:09 PM, lists@rhsoft.net wrote: > > Am 29.12.2017 um 13:08 schrieb Fleshgrinder: >> What is the use case for int|float? I mean, if f is able to >> process a >> float than f is able to process an >> int and since int is already >> automatically changed to a float, well, you're done > > just read the mass of bugreports caused by float answered with the > default paragraph below and you know why you don't want your int-values > silently converted to a float > > 7 may become to 7.000000000000000001 or something similar and "$x === 7" > may also fail wile the argument was int 7 > ________________________ > > Floating point values have a limited precision. Hence a value might > not have the same string representation after any processing. That also > includes writing a floating point value in your script and directly > printing it without any mathematical operations. > > If you would like to know more about "floats" and what IEEE > 754 is, read this: > http://www.floating-point-gui.de/ > Obviously but this does not answer anything. You expect an int or a float, hence, you need to be prepared to handle floats. Your 7 example is the best illustration. You need to handle those situations in your script with the appropriate strategy for your domain (rounding, truncation, floor, ...). -- Richard "Fleshgrinder" Fussenegger