The value 123.4 cannot be represented exactly as a float64. See https://golang.org/pkg/math/big/#NewFloat for the caveats involved in using NewFloat() or SetFloat64(). Passing a string representation allows the implementation to preserve the exact value without rounding.
On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 12:21 PM Santhosh Kumar T <santhosh.tek...@gmail.com> wrote: > I created: > one instance using big.NewFloat function > another instance using big.Float.SetString method > > when compared both these instances using big.Float.Cmp, it return non-zero > > code: https://play.golang.org/p/NhQ-klcph2z > > am I doing something wrong ? > can some one explain why Cmp returns non-zero ? > > thanks > Santhosh > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/82e16a17-387e-41cb-a79c-723c2e8a772bn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/82e16a17-387e-41cb-a79c-723c2e8a772bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kurtis Rader Caretaker of the exceptional canines Junior and Hank -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CABx2%3DD_vNfJu79roUazSatzVG9%3DQvB5WZ9w-sksxEppa8sY-tg%40mail.gmail.com.
