"Jay Savage" schreef:
> two integers as input that
> represent a single float. The first is the integer part, the second is
> hat mantissa. How do I recomine them into a single float?
>
> my $float = $int_part . '.' . $matissa; #or
> my $float = sprintf "%u.%u", $int_part, $mantissa;
The sprintf() makes me think that you receive the numbers, or at least
the mantissa, with possible leading zeroes.
I would add the venus operator:
my $float = 0+ sprintf("%u.%u", $int_part, $mantissa);
The $int_part is always non-negative?
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