The documentation for (number->string z radix) is a bit sparse: "Returns a string that is the printed form of z in the base specified by radix. If z is inexact, radix must be 10, otherwise the exn:fail:contract exception is raised."
In the case that z is inexact, are we guaranteed that it will always print as "<Sign>?<Digit>+<Dot><Digit>+" and never use... (a) the #i<Digit>+ format, (b) scientific notation, (c) not have a leading 0, and so on? Essentially, I would like to know that (number->string z 10) on an inexact is equivalent to (real->decimal-string z +inf.0) (if infinity were a legal value for the length of the decimal.) If not, there doesn't seem to be another function that reliably prints out floats. Jay -- Jay McCarthy Associate Professor PLT @ CS @ UMass Lowell http://jeapostrophe.github.io "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." - D&C 64:33 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
