[ decimal->nextafter ]
Returns the next representable double-precision floating-point value following x in the direction of y. Thus, if y is less than x, [decimal->nextafter] returns the largest representable floating-point number less than x. x is the decimal object and y is the required decimal parameter.
- Syntax
Decimal Object->nextafter(Decimal Value)Examples
- Beginner
To return the next representable double-precision floating-point number following a decimal in the direction of another decimal:
Use the [decimal->nextafter] method. The following examples illustrate the next numbers which can be represented when followed in two different directions, relative to the original decimal.
Code
1.0000005->nextafter(2.0)
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1.0000005->nextafter(1.0)
Result
1.000001 1.000000
Resources
- Articles
- Java's new math, Part 2: Floating-point numbers
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-math2.html?ca=dgr-lnxw07JavaMath2&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=grsitelnxw07#ulp
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