On 05/04/2010 02:03 PM, Benoît Minisini wrote: >>> I feel something weird in using an integer variable as if it was a >>> string, and the above snippet does that. >>> >> As I said earlier, it is sometimes useful. Datatype is integer because >> all other usage of that variable is mundane math. >> But of course there are many other ways to do same thing. >> Example; >> n += i * exp10(i) >> Or using temporarily string variable for concatenate and then convert >> back to integer. >> But I'm accustomed to use most simplest expression n&= i. >> >> BTW. 5*exp10(5) gives 500000.000000001 weird? >> > On my 32 bits Mandriva, I get 500000, both with Gambas 2 and Gambas 3. Could > other 64 bits users confirm that? > > Fedora 11 Kernel 2.6.30.10-105.2.23.fc11.x86_64 Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 Gambas 2.19
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