Scientific notation problems

[squishy]

I am having some issues with AutoIt outputting scientific notation as opposed to decimal figures.

Here is my problem...

0 + 0.0000001 returns the value in scientific notation (1e-007)

anything other than zero added to the value returns the value in decimal form

0.01 + 0.0000001 returns 0.0100001

I know there are workarounds, but shouldn't this be consistent?

[Yashied]

StringFormat(), see Help File.

[squishy]

Thanks, Yashied,

As I said, I am aware of the workarounds, such as StringFormat. Just thought there should be some consistency in the language itself.

[Yashied]

I try and got the following.

0.0001 + 0.0000001 returns 0.0001001

0.00001 + 0.0000001 returns 1.01e-005

It turns out that the maximum exponent - e-004. I do not know why this is the developers did. Sorry.

[ProgAndy]

I thnk, this is because of more compact representation... At least this is the term which is used for the 'g'-Flag in StringFormat

g Float Signed value printed in f or e format, whichever is more compact for the given value and precision. The e format is used only when the exponent of the value is less than -4 or greater than or equal to the precision argument. Trailing zeros are truncated, and the decimal point appears only if one or more digits follow it.

0.0001001 -> 9 characters

1.001e-004 -> 10 characters

Edited March 29, 2009 by ProgAndy

[Yashied]

I thnk, this is because of more compact representation... At least this is the term which is used for the 'g'-Flag in StringFormat

0.0001001 -> 9 characters

1.001e-004 -> 10 characters

I think you are right, ProgAndy.