Re: How many float values in range 0f - 1f inclusive?

Alex.From.Ohio.Java@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> On Mar 23, 9:53 am, Patricia Shanahan <p...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> I don't understand this test. Why "f<=2f" rather than "f<=1f"? 1.5f is
>> exactly representable and is less than 2f, but is not in the required
range.
>>> 1073741826 4294967296
>>> 1.073741824E9
> 
> You are right. I played with it a little and forgot to change back.
> 
> 1065353218 4294967296
> 1.073741824E9
> 
> Alex.

This differs by one from 1065353217, the result of my original
suggestion: "Each bit pattern in the range Float.floatToIntBits(0f)
through Float.floatToIntBits(1f) corresponds to a float value in the
specified range.".

The difference is a matter of question interpretation. Should zero be
counted once, because it is one value, equal to itself, or twice because
it has two representations that behave differently in some ways?

Patricia