CFPV -- Comparing Floating-Point Values
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Description
Avoids testing floating-point numbers for equality. Floating-point numbers that should be equal are not always equal, due to rounding problems.
Incorrect:
void calc(double limit) {
if (limit == 0.0) {
...
}
}
Correct:
const double EPS = 0.00001;
void calc(double limit) {
if (abs(limit) < EPS) {
...
}
}