Float

[Anju sethi]

I am unable to understand the solution of this Question??
Please Explain

What is the output
{
Float f1 = new Float("4.4e99f");
Float f2 = new Float("-4.4e99f");
Double d1 = new Double("4.4e99");
System.out.println(f1);
System.out.println(f2);
System.out.println(d1);
}

a) Runtime error
b) Infinity
-Infinity
4.4E99
c) Infinity
-Infinity
Infinity
d) 4.4E99
-4.4E99
4.4E99

[Kumar Sushil]

reson of this on is that, size of double is larger than float.

[Anju sethi]

I am nt able to understand still ???
Would appreciate if someone explains more and help.

[Craig Tyler]

floats have a range of something like 1e-45 to 1e38 (positive or negative). So 4.4e99 and -4.4e99 are out of that range, so the value becomes infinity.
[ February 08, 2006: Message edited by: Craig Tyler ]

[Anju sethi]

oh.. dat ways.

thanks