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diff --git a/doc/PrintDbl.3 b/doc/PrintDbl.3 index 4588126..730794f 100644 --- a/doc/PrintDbl.3 +++ b/doc/PrintDbl.3 @@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: PrintDbl.3,v 1.7 2005/05/10 18:33:57 kennykb Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH Tcl_PrintDouble 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" +.so man.macros .BS .SH NAME Tcl_PrintDouble \- Convert floating value to string @@ -30,17 +28,18 @@ Floating-point value to be converted. Where to store the string representing \fIvalue\fR. Must have at least \fBTCL_DOUBLE_SPACE\fR characters of storage. .BE - .SH DESCRIPTION .PP \fBTcl_PrintDouble\fR generates a string that represents the value of \fIvalue\fR and stores it in memory at the location given by \fIdst\fR. It uses \fB%g\fR format to generate the string, with one -special twist: the string is guaranteed to contain either -a ``.'' or an ``e'' so that it doesn't look like an integer. Where -\fB%g\fR would generate an integer with no decimal point, \fBTcl_PrintDouble\fR -adds ``.0''. -.VS 8.5 +special twist: the string is guaranteed to contain either a +.QW . +or an +.QW e +so that it does not look like an integer. Where \fB%g\fR would +generate an integer with no decimal point, \fBTcl_PrintDouble\fR adds +.QW .0 . .PP If the \fBtcl_precision\fR value is non-zero, the result will have precisely that many digits of significance. If the value is zero @@ -48,7 +47,5 @@ precisely that many digits of significance. If the value is zero represent the number in such a way that \fBTcl_NewDoubleObj\fR will generate the same number when presented with the given string. IEEE semantics of rounding to even apply to the conversion. -.VE - .SH KEYWORDS conversion, double-precision, floating-point, string |