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| author | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-11-21 01:40:37 -0500 |
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| committer | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-11-21 01:40:37 -0500 |
| commit | c770a7f14404822c1164a2399079411a37808cfd (patch) | |
| tree | 599188be6e3a5d105f9b8c4baba19d280b3d1058 /source/arduino/floatcast.rst | |
| parent | 4b60b1cad5fe16895179d0bd8a5dc1e6e4c7564c (diff) | |
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updated serial bootloader spec; other improvements
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diff --git a/source/arduino/floatcast.rst b/source/arduino/floatcast.rst index 6a2e799..a8d1113 100644 --- a/source/arduino/floatcast.rst +++ b/source/arduino/floatcast.rst @@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ Description ----------- Converts a value to the :ref:`float <arduino-float>` data type. Here -is an example:: +is an example (see the :ref:`constants reference +<arduino-constants-fp-f>` for an explanation of the "2.0f"):: int x = 2; - float f = float(x); // f now holds "2.0", a floating point value + 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`` or ``long``), you will get strange results. +(like an ``int``), you will get strange results. See the :ref:`float <arduino-float>` reference for details about the precision and limitations of ``float`` values on the Maple. @@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ See Also -------- - :ref:`float <arduino-float>` +- :ref:`double <arduino-double>` +- :ref:`double() <arduino-doublecast>` - -.. include:: cc-attribution.txt
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