Re: Formatting numbers without precision loss

[Lorenzo Donati <lorenzodonatibz@...>]

On 20/06/2023 16:12, Thijs Schreijer wrote:
> > On 20 Jun 2023, at 14:39, Marcus Mason <m4gicks@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > how can I format the number in the code such that does not loose any precision in it’s
> > > journey from; number => string => lua-parser => number ?
> >
> > I believe the %q specifier was designed for this purpose
>
> %q expects a string. Hence it will format the number in quotes, turning it into a string.
>
> Thijs


I found another relevant article:

https://portal.ampl.com/docs/archive/first-website/REFS/rounding.pdf

and also this SO post:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/2174100/2633423

which links to the article above and other info.