atof and data loss
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float key = atof(uiIter->second.c_str());
said double to float may lost data so which is better way?
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atof returns a double. The compiler is just warning you that you may lose precision, since floats don't store as much data as doubles, although if that is not a problem you can use a float.
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in my terrain a lot of data is int type and then I convert it float do more precious calculation.but vc said int -> float may lost data. so which occasion will lost data? how I do better ?
If you convert an int with the value 123456789 to a float, the result will be 123456784.0 because there are not enough bits in a float to represent the number exactly.
It does not lose data when you call the function. It loses data when you store the result in a float. The function returns a double, which is larger than a float, so therefore some of the decimal places maybe lost. Because your data was originally an int this a non-issue for you.
adit: unless you have a very large integer, like JohnBolton said.
adit: unless you have a very large integer, like JohnBolton said.
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