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Converting a float to a string

Shannon Barber · 2002-01-02T12:05:13

Does anyone know a function to convert a float to a string other than printf/sprintf? (any chance there''s an op code?)

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Started by Shannon Barber December 26, 2001 11:22 PM

21 comments, last by Shannon Barber 22 years, 3 months ago

Shannon Barber

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January 01, 2002 06:44 PM

What was I suppose to find there?

Am I the only one on the planet that ever wanted to convert a float TO a string?

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null_pointer

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January 02, 2002 10:43 AM

Is that possible?

ANSI2000

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January 02, 2002 12:05 PM

Well looking though MSDN...

There are function to do so...

_ecvt() Convert double to string of specified length
_fcvt() Convert double to string with specified number of digits following decimal point
_gcvt() Convert double number to string; store string in buffer