Significant Figures

[BuddyWork]

Hello,

Does .Net support significant figures if so can someone
point me to the right direction or example code?

Thanks,

 

[BuddyWork]

I meant significant digits.

 

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

BuddyWork,
Have you looked at System.Decimal?

An alternative might be a new SignificantFigures Structure that honored the
rules for Significant Figures. I would consider using System.Decimal as the
type to hold the value, and an Integer for the # of digits.

With VS.NET 2005 (aka Whidbey, due out in 2005) VB.NET will be able to
overload operators so you can use a new SignificantFigures structure as a
"regular" number...

Hope this helps
Jay

 

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Doh!
I was in "vb.net" mode. Of course C# already supports overloaded operators
;-)

Jay