why it is false

[Naveen Sharma]

public class Test
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
double d = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
float f= Integer.MAX_VALUE;
if (f == d)
System.out.println("equal");
else
System.out.println(" not equal ");
}
}
it prints not equal however if i take float f = 10; and double d =10 its shows equal
please explain
thanks
NAveen

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by Naveen Sharma:
public class Test
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
double d = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
float f= Integer.MAX_VALUE;
if (f == d)
System.out.println("equal");
else
System.out.println(" not equal ");
}
}
it prints not equal however if i take float f = 10; and double d =10 its shows equal
please explain
thanks
NAveen

Add lines:

  System.out.println( d );
  System.out.println( f );       

which should give you an idea why...
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[William Brogden]

Although both float and int use 32 bits, float has to use some bits for the exponent, therefore it can't maintain the low significance bits in Integer.MAX_VALUE. However, double with 64 bits to play with can.
Bill
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[tvs sundaram]

In simple terms double becomes more precise with 64 bit info than that of float with 32 bit.
Hence whenever u do a calculation on RHS and assign the same to double and float they won't be equal.
Java Gurus pls correct me if the interpretation is wrong.