Data loss between conversion
- by Alex Brooks
Why is it that I loose data between the conversions below even though both types take up the same amount of space? If the conversion was done bitwise, it should be true that x = z unless data is being stripped during the conversion, right? Is there a way to do the two conversions without losing data (i.e. so that x = z)?
main.cpp:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
int main() {
double x = 5.5;
uint64_t y = static_cast<uint64_t>(x);
double z = static_cast<double>(y) // Desire : z = 5.5;
printf("Size of double: %lu\nSize of uint64_t: %lu\n", sizeof(double), sizeof(uint64_t));
printf("%f\n%lu\n%f\n", x, y, z);
}
Results:
Size of double: 8
Size of uint64_t: 8
5.500000
5
5.000000
