Tag Archives: scanf

Float Precision Revisited: Nine Digit Float Portability

Posted on February 7, 2013 by brucedawson

Last year I pointed out that float variables can be converted to text and then back to the same binary value using printf(“%1.8e”). You can also use %.9g for more compact results. I also supplied a test program that used … Continue reading →

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C++ 11 std::async for Fast Float Format Finding

Posted on March 11, 2012 by brucedawson

After a recent post on float precision there was some debate about round-tripping of floats. My claim was that if you print a float with printf(“%1.8e”, f); and then scan it back in then you are guaranteed to get back … Continue reading →

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