hi all,
This is taken from corey's blog
http://radio.javaranch.com/channel/corey/2004/06/01.html web page He specifies that converting from long-> float is a widening conversion and says
"using scientific notation, we can represent a far wider range of values using fewer bits than if we had not used scientific notation. The largest number a long can hold is 263 - 1. Meanwhile, a float, which is 32 bits shorter than a long, can hold up to (2-2-23)�2127. "
I dont understand how he tells that a float can hold upto (2-2-23)�2127..and its a widening conversion.
Can anyone explain me this please
Thanks,
vijaya