Re: [xsl] Re: XSLT 2.0 Decimal number silliness

[Jeff Kenton <jkenton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You are confusing different floating point types -- 32bit single precision, 64bit double precision and 128bit extended precision -- with decimal numbers.  Decimals are specified in the Schema spec, and are completely different critters.

--jeff


Andrew Curry wrote:
> I believe its precision
>
> float: stores a number between +/- 1.5 X 10-45 to +/- 3.4 X 1038
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> The "decimal" data type should be used when you require a high level of
> precision, since it can accurately store data up to 28 digits after the
> decimal points (128-bit precision).
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rowland Shaw" <Rowland.Shaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 3:15 PM
> Subject: RE: [xsl] Re: XSLT 2.0 Decimal number silliness
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>
>
> > Maybe I'm being really dumb here, but what is the difference between a
> > decimal number and a floating point number?