Re: Strange Exception in default Hashtable constructor

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Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] wrote:
> When you use a default hashtable constructor, it assumes a load factor
> of 1. However, because it uses a float for that, it might not be exactly 1
> (even though it is baked into the code as 1).

If it's baked into the code as 1, it should be exactly 1. 1 is exactly
representable in all the various floating point formats .NET has.

I can't think of any floating point conversion that would corrupt that,
or give a false comparison with another value of exactly 1.

This is very odd...

Jon

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