From: ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se (Martin Str|mberg)
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Subject: Re: float is not working
Date: 14 Apr 1999 17:13:22 GMT
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Andrej Aderhold (dra AT spektracom DOT de) wrote:
: why is this not working ??
: 
: float m = 1 / 2;
: 
: (m will be 0)

Because "(one_int) / (another_int)" performs an integer division (all
according to the definition of c).

Try either "1.0 / 2", "1 / 2.0" or "((float)1) / 2".


Right,

							MartinS