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Diffstat (limited to 'serd/serd.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | serd/serd.h | 16 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/serd/serd.h b/serd/serd.h index e76aaa44..9dbbffa0 100644 --- a/serd/serd.h +++ b/serd/serd.h @@ -705,16 +705,24 @@ serd_new_relative_uri(const char* str, will be written after the decimal point, but trailing zeros will automatically be omitted (except one if `d` is a round integer). - Note that about 16 and 8 fractional digits are required to precisely - represent a double and float, respectively. + Note that 17 and 9 significant digits are required to precisely represent + any double and float, respectively. This function may be lossy if + `precision` is too low, or if `frac_digits` is not 0 (unlimited). + + This function may produce very long strings, serd_new_float() or + serd_new_double() may be a better choice for very large or small numbers. @param d The value for the new node. - @param frac_digits The maximum number of digits after the decimal place. + @param max_precision Maximum number of significant decimal digits. + @param max_frac_digits Maximum number of digits after decimal point, or 0. @param datatype Datatype of node, or NULL for xsd:decimal. */ SERD_API SerdNode* -serd_new_decimal(double d, unsigned frac_digits, const SerdNode* datatype); +serd_new_decimal(double d, + unsigned max_precision, + unsigned max_frac_digits, + const SerdNode* datatype); /** Create a new node by serialising `i` into an xsd:integer string |