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Float

Float objects represent real numbers using the native architecture's double-precision floating point representation.

Public Class Methods

induced_from(obj) => float click to toggle source

Convert obj to a float.

 
               static VALUE
rb_flo_induced_from(klass, x)
    VALUE klass, x;
{
    switch (TYPE(x)) {
    case T_FIXNUM:
    case T_BIGNUM:
       return rb_funcall(x, rb_intern("to_f"), 0);
    case T_FLOAT:
       return x;
    default:
       rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "failed to convert %s into Float",
                rb_obj_classname(x));
    }
}

Public Instance Methods

flt % other => float click to toggle source

Return the modulo after division of flt by other.

6543.21.modulo(137)      #=> 104.21
6543.21.modulo(137.24)   #=> 92.9299999999996

 
               static VALUE
flo_mod(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    double fy, mod;

    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        fy = (double)FIX2LONG(y);
        break;
      case T_BIGNUM:
        fy = rb_big2dbl(y);
        break;
      case T_FLOAT:
        fy = RFLOAT(y)->value;
        break;
      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y);
    }
    flodivmod(RFLOAT(x)->value, fy, 0, &mod);
    return rb_float_new(mod);
}
float * other => float click to toggle source

Returns a new float which is the product of float and other.

 
               static VALUE
flo_mul(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value * (double)FIX2LONG(y));
      case T_BIGNUM:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value * rb_big2dbl(y));
      case T_FLOAT:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value * RFLOAT(y)->value);
      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y);
    }
}
flt ** other => float click to toggle source

Raises float the other power.

 
               static VALUE
flo_pow(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        return rb_float_new(pow(RFLOAT(x)->value, (double)FIX2LONG(y)));
      case T_BIGNUM:
        return rb_float_new(pow(RFLOAT(x)->value, rb_big2dbl(y)));
      case T_FLOAT:
        return rb_float_new(pow(RFLOAT(x)->value, RFLOAT(y)->value));
      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y);
    }
}
float + other => float click to toggle source

Returns a new float which is the sum of float and other.

 
               static VALUE
flo_plus(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value + (double)FIX2LONG(y));
      case T_BIGNUM:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value + rb_big2dbl(y));
      case T_FLOAT:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value + RFLOAT(y)->value);
      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y);
    }
}
float + other => float click to toggle source

Returns a new float which is the difference of float and other.

 
               static VALUE
flo_minus(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value - (double)FIX2LONG(y));
      case T_BIGNUM:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value - rb_big2dbl(y));
      case T_FLOAT:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value - RFLOAT(y)->value);
      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y);
    }
}
-float => float click to toggle source

Returns float, negated.

 
               static VALUE
flo_uminus(flt)
    VALUE flt;
{
    return rb_float_new(-RFLOAT(flt)->value);
}
float / other => float click to toggle source

Returns a new float which is the result of dividing float by other.

 
               static VALUE
flo_div(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    long f_y;
    double d;

    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        f_y = FIX2LONG(y);
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value / (double)f_y);
      case T_BIGNUM:
        d = rb_big2dbl(y);
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value / d);
      case T_FLOAT:
        return rb_float_new(RFLOAT(x)->value / RFLOAT(y)->value);
      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y);
    }
}
flt < other => true or false click to toggle source

true if flt is less than other.

 
               static VALUE
flo_lt(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    double a, b;

    a = RFLOAT(x)->value;
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        b = (double)FIX2LONG(y);
        break;

      case T_BIGNUM:
        b = rb_big2dbl(y);
        break;

      case T_FLOAT:
        b = RFLOAT(y)->value;
        if (isnan(b)) return Qfalse;
        break;

      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_relop(x, y);
    }
    if (isnan(a)) return Qfalse;
    return (a < b)?Qtrue:Qfalse;
}
flt <= other => true or false click to toggle source

true if flt is less than or equal to other.

 
               static VALUE
flo_le(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    double a, b;

    a = RFLOAT(x)->value;
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        b = (double)FIX2LONG(y);
        break;

      case T_BIGNUM:
        b = rb_big2dbl(y);
        break;

      case T_FLOAT:
        b = RFLOAT(y)->value;
        if (isnan(b)) return Qfalse;
        break;

      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_relop(x, y);
    }
    if (isnan(a)) return Qfalse;
    return (a <= b)?Qtrue:Qfalse;
}
flt <=> numeric => -1, 0, +1 click to toggle source

Returns -1, 0, or +1 depending on whether flt is less than, equal to, or greater than numeric. This is the basis for the tests in Comparable.

 
               static VALUE
flo_cmp(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    double a, b;

    a = RFLOAT(x)->value;
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        b = (double)FIX2LONG(y);
        break;

      case T_BIGNUM:
        if (isinf(a)) {
            if (a > 0.0) return INT2FIX(1);
            else return INT2FIX(-1);
        }
        b = rb_big2dbl(y);
        break;

      case T_FLOAT:
        b = RFLOAT(y)->value;
        break;

      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_cmp(x, y);
    }
    return rb_dbl_cmp(a, b);
}
flt == obj => true or false click to toggle source

Returns true only if obj has the same value as flt. Contrast this with Float#eql?, which requires obj to be a Float.

1.0 == 1   #=> true

 
               static VALUE
flo_eq(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    volatile double a, b;

    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        b = FIX2LONG(y);
        break;
      case T_BIGNUM:
        b = rb_big2dbl(y);
        break;
      case T_FLOAT:
        b = RFLOAT(y)->value;
        if (isnan(b)) return Qfalse;
        break;
      default:
        return num_equal(x, y);
    }
    a = RFLOAT(x)->value;
    if (isnan(a)) return Qfalse;
    return (a == b)?Qtrue:Qfalse;
}
flt > other => true or false click to toggle source

true if flt is greater than other.

 
               static VALUE
flo_gt(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    double a, b;

    a = RFLOAT(x)->value;
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        b = (double)FIX2LONG(y);
        break;

      case T_BIGNUM:
        b = rb_big2dbl(y);
        break;

      case T_FLOAT:
        b = RFLOAT(y)->value;
        if (isnan(b)) return Qfalse;
        break;

      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_relop(x, y);
    }
    if (isnan(a)) return Qfalse;
    return (a > b)?Qtrue:Qfalse;
}
flt >= other => true or false click to toggle source

true if flt is greater than or equal to other.

 
               static VALUE
flo_ge(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    double a, b;

    a = RFLOAT(x)->value;
    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        b = (double)FIX2LONG(y);
        break;

      case T_BIGNUM:
        b = rb_big2dbl(y);
        break;

      case T_FLOAT:
        b = RFLOAT(y)->value;
        if (isnan(b)) return Qfalse;
        break;

      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_relop(x, y);
    }
    if (isnan(a)) return Qfalse;
    return (a >= b)?Qtrue:Qfalse;
}
abs => float click to toggle source

Returns the absolute value of flt.

(-34.56).abs   #=> 34.56
-34.56.abs     #=> 34.56

 
               static VALUE
flo_abs(flt)
    VALUE flt;
{
    double val = fabs(RFLOAT(flt)->value);
    return rb_float_new(val);
}
ceil => integer click to toggle source

Returns the smallest Integer greater than or equal to flt.

1.2.ceil      #=> 2
2.0.ceil      #=> 2
(-1.2).ceil   #=> -1
(-2.0).ceil   #=> -2

 
               static VALUE
flo_ceil(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    double f = ceil(RFLOAT(num)->value);
    long val;

    if (!FIXABLE(f)) {
        return rb_dbl2big(f);
    }
    val = f;
    return LONG2FIX(val);
}
coerce(p1) click to toggle source

MISSING: documentation

 
               static VALUE
flo_coerce(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    return rb_assoc_new(rb_Float(y), x);
}
divmod(numeric) => array click to toggle source

See Numeric#divmod.

 
               static VALUE
flo_divmod(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    double fy, div, mod, val;
    volatile VALUE a, b;

    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        fy = (double)FIX2LONG(y);
        break;
      case T_BIGNUM:
        fy = rb_big2dbl(y);
        break;
      case T_FLOAT:
        fy = RFLOAT(y)->value;
        break;
      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y);
    }
    flodivmod(RFLOAT(x)->value, fy, &div, &mod);
    if (FIXABLE(div)) {
        val = round(div);
        a = LONG2FIX(val);
    }
    else {
        a = rb_dbl2big(div);
    }
    b = rb_float_new(mod);
    return rb_assoc_new(a, b);
}
eql?(obj) => true or false click to toggle source

Returns true only if obj is a Float with the same value as flt. Contrast this with Float#==, which performs type conversions.

1.0.eql?(1)   #=> false

 
               static VALUE
flo_eql(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    if (TYPE(y) == T_FLOAT) {
        double a = RFLOAT(x)->value;
        double b = RFLOAT(y)->value;

        if (isnan(a) || isnan(b)) return Qfalse;
        if (a == b) return Qtrue;
    }
    return Qfalse;
}
finite? → true or false click to toggle source

Returns true if flt is a valid IEEE floating point number (it is not infinite, and nan? is false).

 
               static VALUE
flo_is_finite_p(num)
     VALUE num;
{     
    double value = RFLOAT(num)->value;

#if HAVE_FINITE
    if (!finite(value))
        return Qfalse;
#else
    if (isinf(value) || isnan(value))
        return Qfalse;
#endif

    return Qtrue;
}
floor => integer click to toggle source

Returns the largest integer less than or equal to flt.

1.2.floor      #=> 1
2.0.floor      #=> 2
(-1.2).floor   #=> -2
(-2.0).floor   #=> -2

 
               static VALUE
flo_floor(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    double f = floor(RFLOAT(num)->value);
    long val;

    if (!FIXABLE(f)) {
        return rb_dbl2big(f);
    }
    val = f;
    return LONG2FIX(val);
}
hash => integer click to toggle source

Returns a hash code for this float.

 
               static VALUE
flo_hash(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    double d;
    char *c;
    int i, hash;

    d = RFLOAT(num)->value;
    if (d == 0) d = fabs(d);
    c = (char*)&d;
    for (hash=0, i=0; i<sizeof(double);i++) {
        hash = (hash * 971) ^ (unsigned char)c[i];
    }
    if (hash < 0) hash = -hash;
    return INT2FIX(hash);
}
infinite? → nil, -1, +1 click to toggle source

Returns nil, -1, or +1 depending on whether flt is finite, -infinity, or +infinity.

(0.0).infinite?        #=> nil
(-1.0/0.0).infinite?   #=> -1
(+1.0/0.0).infinite?   #=> 1

 
               static VALUE
flo_is_infinite_p(num)
     VALUE num;
{     
    double value = RFLOAT(num)->value;

    if (isinf(value)) {
        return INT2FIX( value < 0 ? -1 : 1 );
    }

    return Qnil;
}
modulo(other) => float click to toggle source

Return the modulo after division of flt by other.

6543.21.modulo(137)      #=> 104.21
6543.21.modulo(137.24)   #=> 92.9299999999996

 
               static VALUE
flo_mod(x, y)
    VALUE x, y;
{
    double fy, mod;

    switch (TYPE(y)) {
      case T_FIXNUM:
        fy = (double)FIX2LONG(y);
        break;
      case T_BIGNUM:
        fy = rb_big2dbl(y);
        break;
      case T_FLOAT:
        fy = RFLOAT(y)->value;
        break;
      default:
        return rb_num_coerce_bin(x, y);
    }
    flodivmod(RFLOAT(x)->value, fy, 0, &mod);
    return rb_float_new(mod);
}
nan? → true or false click to toggle source

Returns true if flt is an invalid IEEE floating point number.

a = -1.0      #=> -1.0
a.nan?        #=> false
a = 0.0/0.0   #=> NaN
a.nan?        #=> true

 
               static VALUE
flo_is_nan_p(num)
     VALUE num;
{     
    double value = RFLOAT(num)->value;

    return isnan(value) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
round => integer click to toggle source

Rounds flt to the nearest integer. Equivalent to:

def round
  return (self+0.5).floor if self > 0.0
  return (self-0.5).ceil  if self < 0.0
  return 0
end

1.5.round      #=> 2
(-1.5).round   #=> -2

 
               static VALUE
flo_round(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    double f = RFLOAT(num)->value;
    long val;

    f = round(f);

    if (!FIXABLE(f)) {
        return rb_dbl2big(f);
    }
    val = f;
    return LONG2FIX(val);
}
to_f => flt click to toggle source

As flt is already a float, returns self.

 
               static VALUE
flo_to_f(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    return num;
}
to_i => integer click to toggle source
to_int => integer

Returns flt truncated to an Integer.

 
               static VALUE
flo_truncate(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    double f = RFLOAT(num)->value;
    long val;

    if (f > 0.0) f = floor(f);
    if (f < 0.0) f = ceil(f);

    if (!FIXABLE(f)) {
        return rb_dbl2big(f);
    }
    val = f;
    return LONG2FIX(val);
}
to_int => integer click to toggle source

Returns flt truncated to an Integer.

 
               static VALUE
flo_truncate(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    double f = RFLOAT(num)->value;
    long val;

    if (f > 0.0) f = floor(f);
    if (f < 0.0) f = ceil(f);

    if (!FIXABLE(f)) {
        return rb_dbl2big(f);
    }
    val = f;
    return LONG2FIX(val);
}
to_s => string click to toggle source

Returns a string containing a representation of self. As well as a fixed or exponential form of the number, the call may return “NaN'', “Infinity'', and “-Infinity''.

 
               static VALUE
flo_to_s(flt)
    VALUE flt;
{
    char buf[32];
    double value = RFLOAT(flt)->value;
    char *p, *e;

    if (isinf(value))
        return rb_str_new2(value < 0 ? "-Infinity" : "Infinity");
    else if(isnan(value))
        return rb_str_new2("NaN");

    sprintf(buf, "%#.15g", value); /* ensure to print decimal point */
    if (!(e = strchr(buf, 'e'))) {
        e = buf + strlen(buf);
    }
    if (!ISDIGIT(e[-1])) { /* reformat if ended with decimal point (ex 111111111111111.) */
        sprintf(buf, "%#.14e", value);
        if (!(e = strchr(buf, 'e'))) {
            e = buf + strlen(buf);
        }
    }
    p = e;
    while (p[-1]=='0' && ISDIGIT(p[-2]))
        p--;
    memmove(p, e, strlen(e)+1);
    return rb_str_new2(buf);
}
truncate => integer click to toggle source

Returns flt truncated to an Integer.

 
               static VALUE
flo_truncate(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    double f = RFLOAT(num)->value;
    long val;

    if (f > 0.0) f = floor(f);
    if (f < 0.0) f = ceil(f);

    if (!FIXABLE(f)) {
        return rb_dbl2big(f);
    }
    val = f;
    return LONG2FIX(val);
}
zero? → true or false click to toggle source

Returns true if flt is 0.0.

 
               static VALUE
flo_zero_p(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    if (RFLOAT(num)->value == 0.0) {
        return Qtrue;
    }
    return Qfalse;
}