Question

Can anyone explain the best logic / method for incrementing floating, decimal numbers ?

For example, if we assume starting decimal number is 2.0, so the next items should automatically get number accordingly say, 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, ….., 2.09, 2.10, 2.11.. etc.

But what is the starting number is 2.1, so what would be the next sequence :

Is it ? 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, ….. 2.19, 2.20 etc…?

I is logically correct? I am confused. Please help.

Answer 1

It depends entirely on what the application needs. Do you need to count by hundredths? If so, then those sequences make sense.

To avoid round-off error, you may want to store the initial value, the number of increments, and the increment size, as in:

      float start = 2.0;
      float increment = 0.01;

      for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      {
            printf("%f ", start + increment * i);
      }