Re: Variable type to hold largest whole number
- From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] <skeet@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:16:11 +0100
John <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Which variable type (c#) can whole the largest whole number? I know this
sounds silly but as double and decimal are made for numbers with decimals I
am not sure.
Also if anybody knows of any library for .NET that would allow me to deal
with **VERY** large whole numbers.
Well, what are your restrictions? For instance, the range of double is
much greater than the range of decimal, and it will store a bigger
whole number - but it won't store *every* whole number within that
range accurately.
Decimal, however, can never become "inaccurate" at 0DP - in other
words, it will always accurately represent whole numbers, and it can
store any whole number within its range.
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