'if' with float &double

[nachiket deshpande]

hi all!
i have doubt in the following two simple if statements.please help
if(f*3.0F==1.0F)where f=1.0F/3.0F
returns true though the value of f is 0.33333...how come f*3.0F gives 1.0F
also
if(f*3.0==1.0)returns false?i can understand that f is promoted to double but why it i false
same with double
if(d*3.0==1.0)where d=1.0/3.0,
returns true even d is again 0.33333333333 how d*3.0 is 1.0?

[sai challa]

Originally posted by nachiket deshpande:
hi all!
i have doubt in the following two simple if statements.please help
if(f*3.0F==1.0F)where f=1.0F/3.0F
returns true though the value of f is 0.33333...how come f*3.0F gives 1.0F
also
if(f*3.0==1.0)returns false?i can understand that f is promoted to double but why it i false
same with double
if(d*3.0==1.0)where d=1.0/3.0,
returns true even d is again 0.33333333333 how d*3.0 is 1.0?

I saw this piece of code on the sun's web site .I thought it might be of help to you.
class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
short s = 12; // narrow 12 to short
float f = s; // widen short to float
System.out.println("f=" + f);
char c = '\u0123';
long l = c; // widen char to long
System.out.println("l=0x" + Long.toString(l,16));
f = 1.23f;
double d = f; // widen float to double
System.out.println("d=" + d);
}
}
It produces the following output:
f=12.0
l=0x123
d=1.2300000190734863