NAME 
src/pmc/float.pmc - Floating-point number
DESCRIPTION
Float extends scalar to provide floating-point number operations.
Functions
void init()- Initializes the number to zero.
PMC *new_from_string(STRING *rep, INTVAL flags)- Class method to construct an Integer from the string representation
rep. FLOATVAL get_number()- Returns the value of the number.
INTVAL get_integer()- Returns an integer representation of the number (by casting).
INTVAL get_bool()- Evaluates the number as a boolean, i.e. it's true if it's not zero.
STRING *get_string()- Returns a Parrot string representation of the number.
STRING *get_repr()void set_integer_native(INTVAL value)void set_bool(INTVAL value)void set_number_native(FLOATVAL value)- Sets the value of the number to
value. void set_number_same(PMC *value)- Sets the value of the number to the value of
*value. void set_string_native(STRING *value)- Sets the value of the number to the value of
*value. - Note that this method morphs the number into a
String. void set_pmc(PMC *value)- Sets the value of the number to the value in
*value. void morph(INTVAL type)- Morphs the scalar to the specified type.
PMC *neg(PMC *dest)void i_neg()- Set
destto the negated value ofSELF. INTVAL is_equal(PMC *value)- The
==operation. INTVAL cmp(PMC *value)- The
cmpoperation. INTVAL cmp_num(PMC *value)- Returns the result of comparing the number with
*value. void increment()- Increments the number.
void decrement()- Decrements the number.
PMC *absolute(PMC *dest)void i_absolute()- Sets
destto the absolute value of SELF. void freeze(visit_info *info)- Used to archive the number.
void thaw(visit_info *info)- Used to unarchive the number.
Methods
METHOD PMC *acos()METHOD PMC *asec()METHOD PMC *asin()METHOD PMC *cos()METHOD PMC *cosh()METHOD PMC *exp()METHOD PMC *ln()METHOD PMC *log10()METHOD PMC *log2()METHOD PMC *sec()METHOD PMC *sech()METHOD PMC *sin()METHOD PMC *sinh()METHOD PMC *tan()METHOD PMC *tanh()METHOD PMC *sqrt()- Return a new PMC of the type of
SELFwith FUNC(value) of SELF.
