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"Jack Klein" <> wrote...
> On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:40:15 +0200, "Gernot Frisch" <>
> wrote in comp.lang.c++:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I want to represent a double in char* as accurate as possible, but as
>> short as possible:
>>
>> double char*
>> 10000 1E5
>> 1000.00123 1000.00123
>> ...
>>
>> How can I archive this?
>> %.10f prints too much, and %.10g is too inaccurate.
>
> sprintf() with "%.20f" into a large enough character array buffer.
> Trim trailing zeros. Do what you need to do with the result.

So, how well is it going to represent 1.000000000009e-22? Just curious,
I guess...

Victor

> So, how well is it going to represent 1.000000000009e-22? Just
> curious,
> I guess...

1.000000000009e-22

Gernot Frisch wrote:

>>So, how well is it going to represent 1.000000000009e-22? Just
>>curious,
>>I guess...
>
>
> 1.000000000009e-22


Is that so? You get that output using the suggested %.20f format?
REALLY??? What compiler/library are you using?

"Victor Bazarov" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:IhRad.4655$ erio.net...
> Gernot Frisch wrote:
>
>>>So, how well is it going to represent 1.000000000009e-22? Just
>>>curious,
>>>I guess...
>>
>>
>> 1.000000000009e-22
>
>
> Is that so? You get that output using the suggested %.20f format?
> REALLY??? What compiler/library are you using?



int main(int, char**)
{
double f = 1.000000000009e-22;
printf("%20.15f %.15g\n", f, f);
}

// output:
// 0.000000000000000 1.000000000009e-022

gcc 2.95.3-6

Gernot Frisch wrote:
> "Victor Bazarov" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:IhRad.4655$ erio.net...
>
>>Gernot Frisch wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>So, how well is it going to represent 1.000000000009e-22? Just
>>>>curious,
>>>>I guess...
>>>
>>>
>>>1.000000000009e-22
>>
>>
>>Is that so? You get that output using the suggested %.20f format?
>>REALLY??? What compiler/library are you using?
>
>
>
>
> int main(int, char**)
> {
> double f = 1.000000000009e-22;
> printf("%20.15f %.15g\n", f, f);
> }
>
> // output:
> // 0.000000000000000 1.000000000009e-022
>
> gcc 2.95.3-6

Well, duh. The 'g' format definitely works. That's not what Jack
suggested. He suggested the 'f' format and I pointed out that it's
not going to work for small numbers, as you confirmed.

V