Armando Padilla <mando81 / prodigy.net> wrote:

> 
> I actually like Maddox truncate example.  Thanks Maddox. i wasnt aware
> of both that feature and *.format <digit here> Klemme suggested.

I'm using that :

  def aprox( eps = 1.0e-10 )
    ( self / eps ).round * eps
  end


with :
a_float = 1.2345678901234567890
epss = [ 1.0e-10,  1.0e-8,  1.0e-6,  1.0e-4,  1.0e-2, 1.0, 1.0e2]
epss.each do | eps |
  puts "#{a_float}.aprox( #{eps} ) -o-> #{a_float.aprox( eps )}"
end

gives :
1.23456789012346.aprox( 1.0e-10 ) -o-> 1.2345678901
1.23456789012346.aprox( 1.0e-08 ) -o-> 1.23456789
1.23456789012346.aprox( 1.0e-06 ) -o-> 1.234568
1.23456789012346.aprox( 0.0001 ) -o-> 1.2346
1.23456789012346.aprox( 0.01 ) -o-> 1.23
1.23456789012346.aprox( 1.0 ) -o-> 1.0
1.23456789012346.aprox( 100.0 ) -o-> 0.0

I'm also using an aproximate float comparator :
  def ===( aFloat, eps = 1.0e-10)
    begin
      clazz = aFloat.class.to_s
      raise "Argument \"#{aFloat}\" must be a Float (being of
#{clazz})." if clazz != "Float"
      ( self > aFloat - eps ) && ( self < aFloat + eps )
    rescue
      puts "An error occurred: #{$!}"
      nil
    end
  end

with :
vref = 2.0
val = [ 2.00000000002, 2.00000002, 2.00002, 2.002 ]
val.each do | v |
  puts "( #{vref} ===? #{v} ) = #{( vref === v )}"
  puts "( #{vref} ===? #{v}, 1.0e-8 ) = #{( vref.===(v, 1.0e-8) )}"
  puts "( #{vref} ===? #{v}, 1.0e-6 ) = #{( vref.===(v, 1.0e-6) )}"
  puts "( #{vref} ===? #{v}, 1.0e-4 ) = #{( vref.===(v, 1.0e-4) )}"
end

gives :
( 2.0 ===? 2.00000000002 ) = true
( 2.0 ===? 2.00000000002, 1.0e-8 ) = true
( 2.0 ===? 2.00000000002, 1.0e-6 ) = true
( 2.0 ===? 2.00000000002, 1.0e-4 ) = true
( 2.0 ===? 2.00000002 ) = false
( 2.0 ===? 2.00000002, 1.0e-8 ) = false
( 2.0 ===? 2.00000002, 1.0e-6 ) = true
( 2.0 ===? 2.00000002, 1.0e-4 ) = true
( 2.0 ===? 2.00002 ) = false
( 2.0 ===? 2.00002, 1.0e-8 ) = false
( 2.0 ===? 2.00002, 1.0e-6 ) = false
( 2.0 ===? 2.00002, 1.0e-4 ) = true
( 2.0 ===? 2.002 ) = false
( 2.0 ===? 2.002, 1.0e-8 ) = false
( 2.0 ===? 2.002, 1.0e-6 ) = false
( 2.0 ===? 2.002, 1.0e-4 ) = false
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