Re^2: non-integer increments

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in thread non-integer increments

Yes, use an integer for the counter, and derive the floating point number from it. Integers are represented accurately and they don't accumulate error (unless they grow beyond a certain size).

my $i=0;
print($i, "\n");
while ($i < 10){
    my $n = ++$i / 10;
    print($n, "\n");
}
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Update: oops, typo fixed.

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Re^3: non-integer increments by demerphq (Chancellor) on Dec 02, 2004 at 16:35 UTC
`for (0..10) { print $n/10,"\n"; }` [download] --- demerphq	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: non-integer increments by si_lence (Deacon) on Dec 02, 2004 at 16:25 UTC
just a small remark your probably meant `$n = $i / 10;` else you print out a few 0s si_lence	[reply] [d/l]

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