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Re: A final word on casting.

From Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: A final word on casting.
Date 2018-12-23 14:56 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

> On 23/12/2018 13:08, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>
>>> Try:
>>>
>>> printf("%d\n", (int)1.9999999999999999999999999999999);
>>>
>>> I seem to get the answer 2.
>>
>> Are you really puzzled by that?
>
> Actually, yes. It means that (int)1.something will usually be 1 but
> sometimes 2.

At least you won't be puzzled any more.

-- 
Ben.

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A final word on casting. chanrasjid@gmail.com - 2018-12-23 03:02 -0800
  Re: A final word on casting. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-23 12:11 +0000
    Re: A final word on casting. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-12-23 13:08 +0000
      Re: A final word on casting. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-23 14:43 +0000
        Re: A final word on casting. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-12-23 14:56 +0000
          Re: A final word on casting. chanrasjid@gmail.com - 2018-12-23 07:08 -0800
            Re: A final word on casting. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-23 15:55 +0000
              Re: A final word on casting. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-23 16:07 +0000
              Re: A final word on casting. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-23 08:21 -0800
              Re: A final word on casting. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-12-23 17:56 +0000
                Re: A final word on casting. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-23 19:23 +0000
                Re: A final word on casting. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-12-23 20:12 +0000
                Re: A final word on casting. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-23 14:06 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-28 09:34 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-28 20:29 +0000
                Re: A final word on casting. Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-28 15:07 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-28 20:56 -0500
                Re: A final word on casting. Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-29 09:22 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-01-01 13:27 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-02 01:07 +0000
                Re: A final word on casting. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-03 18:55 +0000
                Re: A final word on casting. Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-01-03 22:27 -0500
                Re: A final word on casting. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-01-04 16:25 -0500
                Re: A final word on casting. Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2018-12-28 19:10 +0000
                Re: A final word on casting. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-28 12:33 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-12-23 14:11 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-12-24 02:54 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2018-12-24 03:24 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2018-12-24 03:29 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2018-12-24 03:45 -0800
                Re: A final word on casting. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-12-24 13:44 +0000
                Re: A final word on casting. Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-24 08:51 -0500
              Re: A final word on casting. Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-23 14:53 -0500
                Re: A final word on casting. Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-12-24 09:39 -0600
                Re: A final word on casting. Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-24 13:38 -0500
              Re: A final word on casting. Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2018-12-23 21:22 +0100
              Re: A final word on casting. Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2018-12-23 21:33 +0100
            Re: A final word on casting. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-23 10:56 -0500
              Re: A final word on casting. Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll> - 2018-12-23 17:18 +0100
        Re: A final word on casting. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-12-23 20:03 +0000
    Re: A final word on casting. "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-12-28 14:47 -0500
  Re: A final word on casting. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-12-23 12:24 +0000
  Re: A final word on casting. Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-12-23 07:28 -0500
    Re: A final word on casting. Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-28 07:50 -0800
  Re: A final word on casting. fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2018-12-23 04:35 -0800
    Re: A final word on casting. fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2018-12-23 04:42 -0800
      Re: A final word on casting. fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2018-12-23 04:52 -0800
  Re: A final word on casting. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-23 10:28 -0500
  Re: A final word on casting. Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2018-12-23 11:39 -0800
    Re: A final word on casting. Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2018-12-24 07:56 +0000
  Re: A final word on casting. chanrasjid@gmail.com - 2018-12-24 14:03 -0800
    Re: A final word on casting. Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2018-12-24 14:39 -0800
      Re: A final word on casting. chanrasjid@gmail.com - 2018-12-24 14:50 -0800
        Re: A final word on casting. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-24 15:34 -0800
      Re: A final word on casting. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-24 15:23 -0800
        Re: A final word on casting. chanrasjid@gmail.com - 2018-12-24 20:34 -0800
    Re: A final word on casting. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-12-24 14:52 -0800
      Re: A final word on casting. chanrasjid@gmail.com - 2018-12-24 20:25 -0800
    Re: A final word on casting. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-12-24 17:52 -0500
    Re: A final word on casting. luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2018-12-24 21:27 -0800
      Re: A final word on casting. luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2018-12-24 21:39 -0800
      Re: A final word on casting. chanrasjid@gmail.com - 2018-12-24 22:36 -0800

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