Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn Newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript Subject: Re: IE and IEEE 754 Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 16:24:08 +0200 Organization: PointedEars Software (PES) Lines: 31 Message-ID: <8248628.kmugs35Qhp@PointedEars.de> References: Reply-To: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Trace: solani.org 1409408651 18739 eJwFwYERACEIA7CVHmzLOc6LZf8RTLgU6oIocDixDdn8szqc2aea5Jqha2DujoSvzncRiw8jghE1 (30 Aug 2014 14:24:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@news.solani.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:24:11 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: KNode/4.14 X-User-ID: eJwVy8ERACEIBLCWRNhFyhGE/ku4ufwDpbDcCBoGY844zmqk2rrx9liWnvFcqGjtaFyIMp4DYim7fUeeh798RPsU7g== Cancel-Lock: sha1:hY77Vnhe1EMtrGaE3JdWfkIJjGY= X-NNTP-Posting-Host: eJwFwQkBwDAIA0BL5UkocmAD/xJ6B6PwCyfoWOzk2ML6QG8rp1Qm+2p4aEu5FAvLTMN/yfMAFnsQeQ== Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.javascript:25791 Evertjan. wrote: > Dr J R Stockton […]: >> I don't recall whether I have ever known whether there exists a number >> or expression in string form which converts to different IEEE Doubles in >> different browsers. > > Indeed, as Javascript has no such thing as "doubles", methinks, John. > > I would not trust my money to crossbrowser clientside Javascript, There is no “Javascript” (see signature), and ECMAScript implementations like JavaScript, which do not have to be client-side, support, per Specification, an implementation of IEEE 754 “double-precision” floating- point values, or “doubles” for short. [1] In fact, it is up to now the only numeric type supported by those implementations that is based on a public standard. You would be well-advised to do considerably more research on the subject matter before participating in a discussion. (And to stop address munging and get a real name.) _______ [1] -- PointedEars FAQ: | SVN: Twitter: @PointedEars2 | ES Matrix: Please do not Cc: me. / Bitte keine Kopien per E-Mail.