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FLT_EVAL_METHOD

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< c‎ | types‎ | limits
Defined in header <float.h>
#define FLT_EVAL_METHOD /* implementation defined */
(since C99)

Specifies the precision in which all floating-point arithmetic operations other than assignment and cast are done.

Value Explanation
negative values except -1 implementation-defined behavior
-1 the default precision is not known
0 all operations and constants evaluate in the range and precision of the type used. Additionally, float_t and double_t are equivalent to float and double respectively
1 all operations and constants evaluate in the range and precision of double. Additionally, both float_t and double_t are equivalent to double
2 all operations and constants evaluate in the range and precision of long double. Additionally, both float_t and double_t are equivalent to long double

[edit] Notes

Regardless of the value of FLT_EVAL_METHOD, any floating-point expression may be contracted, that is, calculated as if all intermediate results have infinite range and precision (unless #pragma STDC FP_CONTRACT is off)

Cast and assignment strip away any extraneous range and precision: this models the action of storing a value from an extended-precision FPU register into a standard-sized memory location.

[edit] See also

C++ documentation for FLT_EVAL_METHOD