Help: datatypes...

[Dala Dahlgren]

I am writing a program where I have a subroutine which adds up a number,
basically something like this;



int myNumber;

void add(int i){
myNumber=myNumber+i;
}



So everytime "add" is called myNumber increases.

My problem is that myNumber is "reset" or is definet as "infinity", even
though the number is not too large for the datatype used.
I have tried with a couple of different datatypes.
First I defined all my numbers as "double" since I don't only add integers.
But when myNumber is about 6000 it is suddenly set to #INF the next time it
increases.
I have also tried to define the numbers as pure integers ("long"), but now
the number is reset to 0 a little after it passes 600,000.

Both the 'double' and the 'long' datatypes should be able to handle larger
numbers than this. I am using Microsoft Developer Studio 97, on a Pentium 4
PC.

Can somebody tell me what my problem is and what I should do to be able to
add up more numbers?

Thanks...

 

[Ian Collins]

I am writing a program where I have a subroutine which adds up a number,
basically something like this;



int myNumber;

void add(int i){
myNumber=myNumber+i;
}



So everytime "add" is called myNumber increases.

My problem is that myNumber is "reset" or is definet as "infinity", even
though the number is not too large for the datatype used.
I have tried with a couple of different datatypes.
First I defined all my numbers as "double" since I don't only add integers.
But when myNumber is about 6000 it is suddenly set to #INF the next time it
increases.
I have also tried to define the numbers as pure integers ("long"), but now
the number is reset to 0 a little after it passes 600,000.

Both the 'double' and the 'long' datatypes should be able to handle larger
numbers than this. I am using Microsoft Developer Studio 97, on a Pentium 4
PC.

Can somebody tell me what my problem is and what I should do to be able to
add up more numbers?

Only if you post a small compilable example that demonstrates your
problem. Otherwise all people can do is guess. Building the example
code may show you the cause.

 

[Salt_Peter]

I am writing a program where I have a subroutine which adds up a number,
basically something like this;



int myNumber;

void add(int i){
myNumber=myNumber+i;
}



So everytime "add" is called myNumber increases.

My problem is that myNumber is "reset" or is definet as "infinity", even
though the number is not too large for the datatype used.

I'm not getting the same behaviour. Can you maybe show how you are
calling the function. We can only guess at what value is passed to the
function. Are you sure you aren't invoking a factorial?
Also, is myNumber initialized before use. See below.

I have tried with a couple of different datatypes.
First I defined all my numbers as "double" since I don't only add integers.
But when myNumber is about 6000 it is suddenly set to #INF the next time it
increases.
I have also tried to define the numbers as pure integers ("long"), but now
the number is reset to 0 a little after it passes 600,000.

Both the 'double' and the 'long' datatypes should be able to handle larger
numbers than this. I am using Microsoft Developer Studio 97, on a Pentium 4
PC.

Can somebody tell me what my problem is and what I should do to be able to
add up more numbers?

Thanks...

/*main.cpp*/
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>

int myNumber(0);

void add(int i)
{
myNumber += i;
}

int main()
{
// study numeric limits
std::cout << "max integer = " << std::numeric_limits< int >::max()
<< std::endl;
std::cout << "max long = " << std::numeric_limits< long >::max() <<
std::endl;
std::cout << "max double = " << std::numeric_limits< double >::max()
<< std::endl;

for(int i = 0; i < std::numeric_limits< int >::max(); ++i)
{
add(1); // this will take a while
}

std::cout << "myNumber = " << myNumber << std::endl;
return 0;
}

/*
max integer = 2147483647
max long = 9223372036854775807
max double = 1.79769e+308
myNumber = 2147483647 // <- result concurs with an integer's limits
*/

 

[BobR]

Salt_Peter wrote in message ...

/*main.cpp*/
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>

int myNumber(0);
void add(int i){ myNumber += i;}

int main(){ // study numeric limits
std::cout << "max integer = " << std::numeric_limits< int >::max()
<< std::endl;
std::cout << "max long = " << std::numeric_limits< long >::max() <<
std::endl;
std::cout << "max double = " << std::numeric_limits< double >::max()
<< std::endl;

for(int i = 0; i < std::numeric_limits< int >::max(); ++i){
add(1); // this will take a while
}

std::cout << "myNumber = " << myNumber << std::endl;
return 0;
}

/*
max integer = 2147483647
max long = 9223372036854775807
max double = 1.79769e+308
myNumber = 2147483647 // <- result concurs with an integer's limits
*/

<amusement>

Ever try to 'print' that double max() on windows, in 'fixed' format?
[ this is on win98, MinGW(GCC 3.3.1 ]

// int main(){
std::string DblMax("");
{
std:stringstream out;
out.precision( 400 );
out.setf( std::ios_base::fixed );
// cout<<"out.precision()="<<out.precision()<<std::endl; // =190
// note output: out.precision()=190

// out<<std::numeric_limits<double>::max(); // GNU/Linux OK

// - biggest I could get to 'print' -
double tmp( std::numeric_limits<double>::max() / 1.0e+276);
// max() / 1.0e+275==boom

out<<(tmp);
DblMax=out.str();
}
std::cout <<"DblMax=out.str() = "<<DblMax<<std::endl;
// } // main()
/* -- output --
DblMax=out.str() =
179769313486231570000000000000000.00000000000000000
*/

On GNU/Linux, it prints the whole freakin' max() number.

</amusement>

Different compiler? Try it. Or, am I just missing something?

Obviously ms-window$ was not involved to get us to the moon! <G>

 

[Salt_Peter]

Salt_Peter wrote in message ...

/*main.cpp*/
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>

int myNumber(0);
void add(int i){ myNumber += i;}

int main(){ // study numeric limits
std::cout << "max integer = " << std::numeric_limits< int >::max()
<< std::endl;
std::cout << "max long = " << std::numeric_limits< long >::max() <<
std::endl;
std::cout << "max double = " << std::numeric_limits< double >::max()
<< std::endl;

for(int i = 0; i < std::numeric_limits< int >::max(); ++i){
add(1); // this will take a while
}

std::cout << "myNumber = " << myNumber << std::endl;
return 0;
}

/*
max integer = 2147483647
max long = 9223372036854775807
max double = 1.79769e+308
myNumber = 2147483647 // <- result concurs with an integer's limits
*/

<amusement>

Ever try to 'print' that double max() on windows, in 'fixed' format?
[ this is on win98, MinGW(GCC 3.3.1 ]

// int main(){
std::string DblMax("");
{
std:stringstream out;
out.precision( 400 );
out.setf( std::ios_base::fixed );
// cout<<"out.precision()="<<out.precision()<<std::endl; // =190
// note output: out.precision()=190

// out<<std::numeric_limits<double>::max(); // GNU/Linux OK

// - biggest I could get to 'print' -
double tmp( std::numeric_limits<double>::max() / 1.0e+276);
// max() / 1.0e+275==boom

out<<(tmp);
DblMax=out.str();
}
std::cout <<"DblMax=out.str() = "<<DblMax<<std::endl;
// } // main()
/* -- output --
DblMax=out.str() =
179769313486231570000000000000000.00000000000000000
*/

On GNU/Linux, it prints the whole freakin' max() number.

</amusement>

Different compiler? Try it. Or, am I just missing something?

Obviously ms-window$ was not involved to get us to the moon! <G>

lol
Sorry, no windows here. linux FC5, gcc 4.1.1 x86_64, FX dual-core.
Which explains the output above.
And yes, it prints the whole thing. And i do mean the *whole* thing.
If you don't mind, i'll spare the newsgroup.

 

[Steve Pope]

First I defined all my numbers as "double" since I don't only add integers.
But when myNumber is about 6000 it is suddenly set to #INF the next time it
increases.
I have also tried to define the numbers as pure integers ("long"), but now
the number is reset to 0 a little after it passes 600,000.

Both the 'double' and the 'long' datatypes should be able to handle larger
numbers than this.

Have you tried "long long"? I've seen systems where "long"
is no longer than "int", but "long long" is twice as long.
I think this is for historical reasons.

Steve