RE: [Dev-C++] help float

[Ioannis V. <iv...@em...>]

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> Of francesca=20
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 5:28 PM
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> Subject: [Dev-C++] help float
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> Hi,
> I use Dev-C++ 9.7.0 OS Win 2000.
> When I write simply:
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> #include <iostream>=20



// stdio.h is not needed

> #include <stdio.h>=20




> #include <stdlib.h>=20

Better: #include <cstdlib>



Better not using-statement here.

> using namespace std;
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>
> main()

Int main()

>  {

using namespace std;


>  float a;
>  a=3D16/3;
>  cout<<a<<endl;
>  system("PAUSE");
>  return 0;
>  }
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> the compilation finishes correctly, but the program=20
> visualizes only 5 without decimates them!=20
> why?


16/3 is an int expression. The result is then converted and assigned to =
your
float. 16.0/3 (which is double), or 16.0f/3 would do the job you want.




Ioannis Vranos
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