Article ID: 37794
Article Last Modified on 12/12/2003
APPLIES TO
- The C Run-Time (CRT), when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 1.5 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Service Pack 5
This article was previously published under Q37794
SYMPTOMS
The gcvt() function returns a value in scientific notation, without regard to the specified precision, when the floating-point value has the form "0.0<x>" and <x> is any sequence of digits.
CAUSE
This is expected behavior for gcvt().
RESOLUTION
If this behavior is not desired, use the fcvt() function to convert the floating-point number to a string.
MORE INFORMATION
The following code demonstrates this behavior:
Sample Code
/*
* Compile options needed: None
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
char buffer[50];
int precision = 20;
void main(void)
{
gcvt(-0.1123, precision, buffer); /* Decimal output */
printf("buffer ........\"%s\"\n", buffer);
gcvt(-0.0123, precision, buffer); /* Scientific notation */
printf("buffer ........\"%s\"\n", buffer);
}
Keywords: kbcrt kbprb KB37794
