16 Sep
2007
16 Sep
'07
12:41 p.m.
float (t_float) and int (wich you specified with %d) have an incompatible bit arrangement.
so it is wrong doing:
t_float x = 8.0; post("%d", x);
you surely will get an inconsistent result. better you do an explicit cast:
post("%d", (int)x);
--
Federico
On 9/16/07, Ed Kelly morph_2016@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I just don't get this one. I have an object (maskxor) with a [mode $1 (
> method. I've attached an extra outlet to this object so I can see what its
> value is, and I have a post("mode = %d", x->mode); to display it in the PD
> window. The type of x->mode is t_float. Right, so when I change the mode
> from 0 to 1, I should see 1 on the mode outlet and "mode = 1" in the PD
> window, right? wrong. I get -1.463894 or something like that on the mode
> outlet, and -219478567583 or something in the PD window. Can someone
> pleeeeeease tell me what is going on?
>
> Patch code and pd_linux object enclosed.
> Best,
> Ed
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