Re: XSLT format-number Problem

On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Alex Genis wrote:

..I have a problem using format-number in my XSLT.
..When I use :
..
..<xsl:value-of select="format-number(Field-1 div 1000000000, '
..#########.000000000')" />
..
..If the value of "Field-1" in XML Document = 999999999999999999   -
..Result in HTML Document is : 1000000000.000000000 .
..If the value = 234234234345345345 -
..Result in HTML Document is : 234234234.345345350
..Why it's rounded ? .

XSLT numbers are 64-bit IEEE 754 floating point, which have 53 bits of
precision (plus sign and exponent).  This gives you about 16 decimal
digits of precision, and that's what you're seeing.



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