scaing a BigDecimal to float

[ryanmk54]

Is there a way to set the scale of a BigDecimal to float?

[Jodokus]

Did I go into all that trouble just to let you convert it back to a float? :confused:
square rooting a BigDecimal

[JosAH]

Is there a way to set the scale of a BigDecimal to float?

You obviously haven't read the API documentation for the BigDecimal class; hint: BigDecimal extends the Number class and the Number class defines and abstract method floatValue(); the BigDecimal class has to define it.

kind regards,

Jos

[ryanmk54]

Did I go into all that trouble just to let you convert it back to a float? :confused:
square rooting a BigDecimal

I don't mean to make you feel like I'm wasting your time, but as for now, my calculator will only be set to give floats. In a future version, your method will come in very, very, useful.

[Jodokus]

Thank you. Don't be bothered by my grumbling. I liked the subject.
(See the other tread...)

[Fubarable]

Don't use float when you can use double since double is much more precise than float without hardly any more overhead (BigDecimal on the other hand has a much larger overhead than either double or float). The only exception that I can think of is with core methods or classes that require float, such as when working with Stroke.