Re^3: Results depending on evaluation order

eval expects a string, so the number is converted to a string, and the stringification rounds a tiny bit, so it accidentally produces the right result.

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Re^4: Results depending on evaluation order by choroba (Cardinal) on Apr 23, 2014 at 20:54 UTC
You can prepend a `q` before the `(` to make eval work correctly, i.e. report the difference. `$premium = eval q($number * ( 1 + 10/100 ));` [download] لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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