comparison of float variable with const value less than 1.

[venu8966]

Here is a C pgm, which gives comparison of float variable with its own value, wrong result.

main()
{float a=0.7;
if(a<0.7)
printf("it is less");
else
printf("it is large");
}
 

Result is
It is less

if value assigned is 1.0,

result is
it is large

[bartonc]

Here is a C pgm, which gives comparison of float variable with its own value, wrong result.

main()
{float a=0.7;
if(a<0.7)
printf("it is less");
else
printf("it is large");
}

Result is
It is less

if value assigned is 1.0,

result is
it is large

0.7 will typically be represented in the computer as
0.69999999999999996, so comparing to the constant might not work quite right.