On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 16:05:25 -0200
Roland <roland@stripped> wrote:
> Hello,
> SKIP TO THE END IF YOU JUST WANT TO READ THE FEATURE REQUEST.
>
> As a Java programmer, I often access a MySQL database trough a driver, and
> notice a little problem:
> The MySQL format for DOUBLEs with exponent is like 3.41E+7
> The '+' is required for positive exponents. If you wrote that same number
> as 3.41E7 it would generate a
> syntax error.
> The problem arises, when you convert a java double to string, the plus sign
> is omitted for positive exponents.
> That means that java would output the above number as 3.41E7. When I pass
> this number on to a MySQL query I
> get a syntax error. To avoid it I have two options:
> 1. (Easy) Enclose the double with single quotes. Works fine!
> select * from table where number='3.41E7'; instead of
> select * from table where number=3.41E7;
> 2. (Hard) Change the format of the number to make Java convert it to 3.41E+7.
>
> To make it all simpler why not:
>
> FEATURE REQUEST:
> Allow an alternate syntax for double types. When the exponent is positive
> the plus sign may be omitted. That means
> 3.41E+7 == 3.41E7.
> Would that be too hard to implement? I don't think so. But it would save
> other programmers a lot of work. The way it is now,
> each application programmer has to program his own conversion, or use the
> single-quotes trick.
>
> Thanks for your attention,
> Roland
>
Hi!
I just tried it in our 4.0 tree and it worked just like the way you want it to.
3.4E7 = 3.4E+7
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