Printing double with no trailing zeros

[Michael]

Hello,

what printf statement do I use to get variable that is double to print
123.456 not 123.456000

Thanks,
Michael

[Ekkehard Morgenstern]

Re: Printing double with no trailing zeros


Hi Michael,

"Michael" <INERFAZE@aol.c om> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> what printf statement do I use to get variable that is double to print
> 123.456 not 123.456000[/color]

"%g" :-)

I hope that helps.

Regards,
Ekkehard Morgenstern.

[Michael]

Re: Printing double with no trailing zeros

Yes, that did it.
Thanks,
Michael

"Ekkehard Morgenstern" <ekkehard.morge nstern@onlineho me.de> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Michael,
>
> "Michael" <INERFAZE@aol.c om> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:fPXsb.1720 62$RP2.157638@t wister.tampabay .rr.com...[color=green]
> > what printf statement do I use to get variable that is double to print
> > 123.456 not 123.456000[/color]
>
> "%g" :-)
>
> I hope that helps.
>
> Regards,
> Ekkehard Morgenstern.
>
>
>[/color]

[Martin Ambuhl]

Re: Printing double with no trailing zeros

Michael wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> what printf statement do I use to get variable that is double to print
> 123.456 not 123.456000[/color]

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
double x = 123.456;
printf("%.3f\n" , x);
return 0;
}

[output]
123.456


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Martin Ambuhl