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Bug #71877 results not as expected
Submitted: 2016-03-22 09:36 UTC Modified: 2016-03-22 12:57 UTC
From: iskandarm at live dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *Math Functions
PHP Version: 5.5.33 OS: linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2016-03-22 09:36 UTC] iskandarm at live dot com
Description:
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From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.ceil
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i am trying to use ceil function , but for some numbers , i got unexpected results 

please find example in the test script .

Test script:
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<?php
$dNumber = 1.1;
$dExponential = 100;
$x = ($dExponential*$dNumber);
var_dump($x);
var_dump(ceil($x));

Expected result:
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expected results of the ceil is 110

Actual result:
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111

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 [2016-03-22 09:44 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2016-03-22 09:44 UTC] requinix@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.


 [2016-03-22 12:43 UTC] iskandarm at live dot com
hi , thanks for the quick reply , 
but if you try another number like .


<?php
$dNumber = 1.2;
$dExponential = 100;
$x = ($dExponential*$dNumber);
var_dump($x);
var_dump(ceil($x));

Expected result:
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120

Actual result:
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120



only the float of 110 is returning a wrong unexpected number .
 [2016-03-22 12:57 UTC] requinix@php.net
My reply had a link which explains what is happening.
 
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