From: Stephen Snape <stephen DOT snape AT virgin DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Float question...
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 21:30:48 +0000
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Nicolas Blais wrote:

> Let's say I do this: const float version_of_game = 1.1;
> When I do this : cprintf("The version: %f\n\r", version_of_game);
>
> Why will it print 1.10000, when I just want it to print 1.1?
>
> Thanks, Nicolas Blais


Because it does. Try :

cprintf("The version %1.1f",version_of_game);

The .1 signifies that you only want to use 1 decimal place, or however
many you want.

Steve.