From: "Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.not.jrcarter@acm.not.spam.org>
Subject: Re: Way to use Ada Mod function on floats?
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:50:49 GMT
Date: 2006-12-03T00:50:49+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Jbpch.167646$aJ.91833@attbi_s21> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2ac269ojx.fsf@grendel.local>
Simon Wright wrote:
> Gautier <gautier@fakeaddress.nil> writes:
>
>> Stephen Leake:
>>
>>> N : constant Integer := Integer (Real_Type'Floor (A / B));
>>
>> Out of curiosity, what is the need of converting Real_Type'Floor (A /
>> B) to an Integer and back to a Real_Type ?
>
> Especially when it can overflow and give you a Constraint_Error.
And why 'Floor? Wouldn't 'Truncation be better?
--
Jeff Carter
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-12-01 15:32 Way to use Ada Mod function on floats? AAFellow
2006-12-01 16:37 ` Jeffrey Creem
2006-12-01 17:21 ` Adam Beneschan
2006-12-01 21:13 ` Chris Moore
2006-12-02 11:11 ` Stephen Leake
2006-12-02 16:40 ` Gautier
2006-12-02 17:48 ` Simon Wright
2006-12-02 18:21 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-12-02 18:24 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-12-03 0:50 ` Jeffrey R. Carter [this message]
2006-12-03 1:05 ` Randy Brukardt
2006-12-03 15:14 ` Stephen Leake
2006-12-03 22:27 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2006-12-04 11:31 ` Stephen Leake
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