From 19e8336afbc827378216aca2b1af45ef89a108ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marti Bolivar Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:40:37 -0500 Subject: updated serial bootloader spec; other improvements --- docs/source/arduino/floatcast.rst | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/source/arduino/floatcast.rst') diff --git a/docs/source/arduino/floatcast.rst b/docs/source/arduino/floatcast.rst index 6a2e799..a8d1113 100644 --- a/docs/source/arduino/floatcast.rst +++ b/docs/source/arduino/floatcast.rst @@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ Description ----------- Converts a value to the :ref:`float ` data type. Here -is an example:: +is an example (see the :ref:`constants reference +` 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 ` reference for details about the precision and limitations of ``float`` values on the Maple. @@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ See Also -------- - :ref:`float ` +- :ref:`double ` +- :ref:`double() ` - -.. include:: cc-attribution.txt \ No newline at end of file +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt -- cgit v1.2.3