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Bug #43241 Float Precision/Representation and Modulo
Submitted: 2007-11-11 02:44 UTC Modified: 2007-11-11 15:08 UTC
From: quake5 at gmx dot de Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.2.5 OS: MacOS
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-11-11 02:44 UTC] quake5 at gmx dot de 
Description:
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Float Precision/Representation and Modulo

Reproduce code:
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<?php

var_dump(73.82 * 100 % 2);

?>

Expected result:
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int(0)

Actual result:
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int(1)

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 [2007-11-11 10:49 UTC] felipe@php.net 
This is documented. 
See "Integer overflow" ( http://br.php.net/integer )

felipe@pena:~$ php -r 'var_dump(73.82 * 100);'
float(7382)
felipe@pena:~$ php -r 'var_dump(73.82 * 100 % 2);'
int(1)
felipe@pena:~$ php -r 'var_dump(round(73.82 * 100) % 2);'
int(0)
 [2007-11-11 15:08 UTC] derick@php.net 
Floating point values have a limited precision. Hence a value might 
not have the same string representation after any processing. That also
includes writing a floating point value in your script and directly 
printing it without any mathematical operations.

If you would like to know more about "floats" and what IEEE
754 is read this:
http://docs.sun.com/source/806-3568/ncg_goldberg.html
 
Thank you for your interest in PHP.

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