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author | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
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committer | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
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Merge branch 'master' into debug-serialusb.
Chose debug-serialusb version in cases of conflict.
Conflicts:
libmaple/usb/usb_callbacks.c
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diff --git a/docs/source/lang/cpp/floatcast.rst b/docs/source/lang/cpp/floatcast.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4766478 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/lang/cpp/floatcast.rst @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-floatcast: + +``float()`` (cast) +================== + +Converts a value to the :ref:`float <lang-float>` data type. Here is +an example (see the :ref:`constants reference <lang-constants-fp>` for +an explanation of the "2.0f"):: + + int x = 2; + float f = float(x); // f now holds 2.0f, a float value + +The value ``x`` can be of any type. However, if ``x`` is not a number +(like an ``int``), you will get strange results. + +See the :ref:`float <lang-float>` reference for details about the +precision and limitations of ``float`` values on the Maple. + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`float <lang-float>` +- :ref:`double <lang-double>` +- :ref:`double() <lang-doublecast>` + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt |