I want to keep my floats as 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 however somtimes i get things like 1.79999999.
This data will be output to the user and must stay to 1 decimal place.
Best way to do this?
I was thinking *10 then static cast int then /10. that doesnt work though.
1 decimal point floats
if you want to do it that way, you'd do it like so.
float i = 1.78;
i * 10;
i = static_cast<float>( static_cast<int>(i) / 10);
I didn't test it but that should work... that or stringstream can take the float and I believe you can set the width or decimal precision.
something like
std::Stringstream ss;
ss << std::decprec(1) << i;
ss >> i;
I cant remember of the top of my head.
float i = 1.78;
i * 10;
i = static_cast<float>( static_cast<int>(i) / 10);
I didn't test it but that should work... that or stringstream can take the float and I believe you can set the width or decimal precision.
something like
std::Stringstream ss;
ss << std::decprec(1) << i;
ss >> i;
I cant remember of the top of my head.
Assuming you are using C++, it might be better to set the precision of the output formatting instead of modifying the number in memory. Streams have a setprecision manipulator you can use. Otherwise, something like double d = (int)(num * 10 + 0.5) / 10.0; should do what you want. You may have missed dividing back by a double instead of an integer.
I think your idea of storing the number * 10 should work, but you may need to use round() instead of the cast?
Considering that most numbers divided by ten cannot be exactly represented by a floating point, the (x*10)/10 is not a great idea (this is probably what is causing your problem). You should use the output formatting options in whatever language you are using instead.
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I am using C++.
However I am not using string stream.
This is for the inventory system in my game.
I draw the amount of that item that they have to a texture then draw that.
So any rounding has to be done by me.
Also it needs 1 decimal place to make my math correct and if statements work.
However I am not using string stream.
This is for the inventory system in my game.
I draw the amount of that item that they have to a texture then draw that.
So any rounding has to be done by me.
Also it needs 1 decimal place to make my math correct and if statements work.
In that case you probably do want to switch to a fixed-point representation as Hodgman suggested. Essentially, you use an integer and always know that it really represents 10 times what the actual value is. There is an implementation of a fixed point number here, but you may be able to find better with a little searching.
If you're using C-style format specifiers, you could use something like this to show only one digit after the decimal point: "%.1f"
Fixed-point representation is a good idea if your internal representation need to be precise, though output does get a little more complicated--especially if you have negative numbers.
Fixed-point representation is a good idea if your internal representation need to be precise, though output does get a little more complicated--especially if you have negative numbers.
Go with the approach of storing the value multiplied by 10. It's simple fast and accurate. I've worked on production code that has made good use of this for the last 10 years.
When you output the value, you could do something like this, if you've having trouble with any other methods:
When you output the value, you could do something like this, if you've having trouble with any other methods:
cout << (value/10) << "." << (value%10) << endl;
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