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Bug #61580 wrong calculation of Modulus operator
Submitted: 2012-03-31 12:32 UTC Modified: 2012-03-31 15:49 UTC
From: hesam at kolahan dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *Math Functions
PHP Version: 5.3.10 OS: CentOS
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2012-03-31 12:32 UTC] hesam at kolahan dot com
Description:
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The operator % can not calculate the following calculation:

Wrong calculation:
echo (16.49*100)%100; // prints 48  (should be 49)

Right calculations:
echo (13.49*100)%100; // prints 49
echo (14.49*100)%100; // prints 49
echo (15.49*100)%100; // prints 49



Test script:
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echo "A wrong calculation:";
echo "<br>(16.49*100)%100 = ".((16.49*100)%100)." *By PHP";
echo "<br>(16.49*100)%100 = 1649%100 = 49 *By Hand";

echo "<br><br>A right calculation:";
echo "<br>(15.49*100)%100 = ".((15.49*100)%100)." *By PHP";
echo "<br>(15.49*100)%100 = 1549%100 = 49 *By Hand";


Expected result:
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All results should be the same value (by hand == by PHP)


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 [2012-03-31 15:49 UTC] rasmus@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://www.floating-point-gui.de/

Thank you for your interest in PHP.

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 [2012-03-31 15:49 UTC] rasmus@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 
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