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From: Preben Randhol <randhol@pvv.org>
Subject: Re: fixed type (delta) in ada
Date: 1999/11/29
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lutz@iks-jena.de (Lutz Donnerhacke) writes:

| * Al Christians wrote:
| >   F : Long_Float := 0.0300000000000000;  
| 
| First convertion. Might be 0.0300001244 afterwards.

It prints out as 3.00000000000000E-02 (if you use Ada.Long_Float_Text_IO (GNAT))
 
| >   Money_Io.Put(Money(F));                   -- GNAT 3.12p Puts 0.03
| 
| Second convertion.
| 
| >   Money_Io.Put(Money(0.0300000000000000));  -- GNAT 3.12p Puts 0.02 
| 
| A single convertion.

Even Money_Io.Put(Money(Long_Float(0.0300000000000000))); gives 0.02

| Of course. Playing near T'Small is hazardous.

I would guess so :-)
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