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Thread: What's wrong with the calculation?

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    Default What's wrong with the calculation?

    A simple addition in Java:
    Float Value1 = 4.7, Value2 = 7.6
    Addition Result = Value1 + Value2 = 12.299999 not 12.3 ?
    Can someone help me to solve the problem without rounding the result?

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    Default Re: What's wrong with the calculation?

    Can you post the code that is the problem?

    Do you understand about using floating point numbers and how they are stored in a computer's memory?
    http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19957-01/..._goldberg.html

    To get your desired results use the BigDecimal class with String values in its constructor:
          BigDecimal value1 = new BigDecimal("4.7");
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: What's wrong with the calculation?

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    Can you post the code that is the problem?
    Float Value1, Value2;
    .
    .
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    btn_Result.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
    Value2 = Float.parseFloat(edt.getText().toString());

    if (AddFlag == true){


    edt.setText(Value1 + Value2 +"");
    AddFlag=false;
    }
    if (SubFlag == true){

    edt.setText(Value1 - Value2 +"");
    SubFlag=false;
    }
    if (MulFlag == true){

    edt.setText(Value1 * Value2 +"");
    MulFlag=false;
    }
    if (DivFlag == true){

    edt.setText(Value1 / Value2 +"");
    DivFlag=false;
    }

    }
    });

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    Default Re: What's wrong with the calculation?

    Did you try using the BigDecimal class?

    Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:

    [code]
    **YOUR CODE GOES HERE**
    [/code]

    to get highlighting and preserve formatting.
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