not getting exact answer when adding floating numbers.

[shiniskumar]

Ive got to sum up 5 numbers.
125000+23500.75+5525725.79+3257500+63542.36
When summing these i should get the answer as 8995268.9
but im getting the answer as 8995268.899999

My script code is as follows
------------------------------------------
var totalDebit =0;
(here dtAmt[i] contains each of the above specified numbers)
for(i=0;i<5;i++){
if(!isEmpty(dtAmt[i].value)){
totalDebit =parseFloat(totalDebit) +parseFloat(dtAmt[i].value);
}
}

Y do i get the anonymous answer.?

[r035198x]

Ive got to sum up 5 numbers.
125000+23500.75+5525725.79+3257500+63542.36
When summing these i should get the answer as 8995268.9
but im getting the answer as 8995268.899999

My script code is as follows
------------------------------------------
var totalDebit =0;
(here dtAmt[i] contains each of the above specified numbers)
for(i=0;i<5;i++){
if(!isEmpty(dtAmt[i].value)){
totalDebit =parseFloat(totalDebit) +parseFloat(dtAmt[i].value);
}
}

Y do i get the anonymous answer.?

I will move this to the Javascript forum where it belongs and where you are likey to be told about how parseFloat approximates values ...

[dorinbogdan]

After calcualtion add the following formatting (to get 2 decimals):

totalDebit = totalDebit.toFixed(2);
 

It seem that only works in IE 5.5+ and Netscape 6+.

[dorinbogdan]

Or, try this link for better approach and cross-browser support.

[acoder]

Ive got to sum up 5 numbers.
125000+23500.75+5525725.79+3257500+63542.36
When summing these i should get the answer as 8995268.9
but im getting the answer as 8995268.899999

My script code is as follows
------------------------------------------
var totalDebit =0;
(here dtAmt[i] contains each of the above specified numbers)
for(i=0;i<5;i++){
if(!isEmpty(dtAmt[i].value)){
totalDebit =parseFloat(totalDebit) +parseFloat(dtAmt[i].value);
}
}

Y do i get the anonymous answer.?

Use

totalDebit.toFixed(1);

to round to one decimal place and yes, parseFloat is only approximate.

[r035198x]

Ah, so this was double posted!

[acoder]

Threads merged.

[shiniskumar]

when i add 1125345.55+105687.69+178954.89+86933.72

i should get the answer as 2172811.85 but i get the answer as 2172811.84999

the code is as
where dtAmt[i] consists of the numbers

var floatSum=0;
var intSum=0;
for(i=0;i<openingLedger1.length;i++){

if(!isEmpty(dtAmt[i].value)){
var amnt=dtAmt[i].value;
if(!isInteger(dtAmt[i].value)){
floatSum=parseFloat(floatSum)+parseFloat(amnt);
}
else{
intSum=parseFloat(intSum)+parseFloat(amnt);
}
totalDebit =parseFloat(floatSum) +parseFloat(intSum);
}

[acoder]

See this page.