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From the May 2015 Issue of Prestwood eMag

Paradox OPAL: Language Basics:

ObjectPAL Comparison Operators (=, <>)

By Mike Prestwood

Posted 15 years ago on 2/11/2009

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General Info: Round Floating Point Numbers

When comparing floating point numbers, make sure you round to an acceptable level of rounding for the type of application you are using.

Languages Focus: Comparison Operators

A comparison operator compares two values either literals as in "Hello" and 3 or variables as in X and Counter. Most languages use the same operators for comparing both numbers and strings. Perl, for example, uses separate sets of comparison operators for numbers and strings.

ObjectPAL Comparison Operators

Common comparison operators:

=	equal
<>	not equal
<	less than
>	greater than
<=	less than or equal
>=	greater than or equal

Syntax Example:

'Does ObjectPAL evaluate the math correctly? No!

If .1 + .1 + .1 = .3 Then
  msgInfo("", "correct")
Else
  msgInfo("", "not correct")
endIf

Overcoming Floating Point Errors

Because computers have trouble with certain floating point values (such as .1), you need to decide what level of accuracy is "good enough" for your application. Perhaps establish a standard for each application. For example, you could establish 6 decimal points as a standard and require all developers to use ObjectPAL's round() method when comparing floating point number. For example, you could rewrite the above routine as follows and get the result you expect.

If round(.1 + .1 + .1, 6) = round(.3, 6) Then
  msgInfo("", "correct")
Else
  msgInfo("", "not correct")
EndIf

More Info

Tip:	Round Floating Point Numbers


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