Hey, Im having a bit of a problem printing this data.
I am trying to divide two integers and print out a float.
For example:
I want to get:Code:sum = 521; printf(" a = %.1f\n", (float)(sum/2)); printf(" b = %.2f\n", (float)(sum/100));
a = 260.5
b = 5.21%
but instead I get:
a = 260.0
b = 5.00
Also , how do i get that percentage sign in there after the number?
thanks alot.
cast sum to a float, not the result (which is still being done in integer math).
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Yeah, what he said.
I assume sum is an int. So that means any calculations such as sum/2 are integer math including the result. You need to either declare sum as a float, or force it to be float prior to the division:
or better still make the constant a floating point value:Code:(float)sum / 2
Also, you said you wanted the output to look like b = 5.21%Code:sum / 2.0
NOTE the double '%' to print out a single '%'. That way it's not mistaken for another format specifier.Code:printf(" b = %.2f%%\n", ...
Last edited by nonoob; 10-01-2008 at 05:42 PM.
