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Bundle Core runtime library providing primitive types (Bool, Byte, Char, Int, Float, String), base collections, and system utilities. Every Objeck program links against this bundle automatically via lang.obl.

Float

Float class represents a double-precision floating-point value

Inherits: Number

Example

pi  := Float->Pi();            # 3.14159...
e   := Float->E();             # 2.71828...
sq  := Float->Sqrt(2.0);       # 1.41421...
rnd := Float->Random();        # 0.0–1.0

Operations

Abs
ArcCos
ArcCosh
ArcSin
ArcSinh
ArcTan
ArcTan2
ArcTanh
Cbrt
Ceil
Clamp
Clear
Compare
Cos
Cosh
DoubleFactorial
E
Error
ErrorLine
Exp
Factorial
Floor
Gamma
Inf
IsNeg
Log
Log10
Log2
Max
Min
Mod
NaN
NegInf
Pi
Pow
Print
PrintLine
Random
Round
Sign
Sin
Sinh
Sqrt
Tan
Tanh
ToByte
ToChar
ToDegrees
ToInt
ToRadians
ToString
Trunc

Abs # function

Returns the absolute value

function : Abs() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	absolute value

Example

Float->Abs(-3.14)->PrintLine();  # 3.14

ArcCos # function

Calculates the cosine value

function : ArcCos() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	cosine value

ArcCosh # function

Calculates the arc-hyperbolic cosine

function : ArcCosh() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	hyperbolic arc-cosine value

ArcSin # function

Calculates the arc-sine value

function : ArcSin() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	arc-sine value

ArcSinh # function

Calculates the arc-hyperbolic sine

function : ArcSinh() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	hyperbolic arc-sine value

ArcTan # function

Calculates the arc-tangent value

function : ArcTan() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	arc-tangent value

ArcTan2 # function

Calculates arc tangent of y/x

function : ArcTan2(y:Float, x:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
y	Float	value
x	Float	value

Return

Type	Description
Float	arc-tangent value

ArcTanh # function

Calculates the arc-hyperbolic tangent

function : ArcTanh() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	hyperbolic arc-tangent value

Cbrt # function

Calculates the cubic root

function : Cbrt() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	cubic root

Ceil # function

Calculates the ceiling value

function : Ceil() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	ceiling value

Example

Float->Ceil(3.1)->PrintLine();  # 4.0

Clamp # function

Returns a given value between an upper and lower bound

function : Clamp(min:Float, value:Float, max:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
min	Float	minimal value
value	Float	value between the min and max
max	Float	maximum value

Return

Type	Description
Float	min if vaule is less than main, max if max is less than value, otherwise the value

Clear # function

Set all array elements to zero

function : Clear(f:Float[]) ~ Nil

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
f	Float	array

Compare # function

Compares two value

function : Compare(l:Float, r:Float) ~ Int

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
l	Float	left compare object
r	Float	right compare object

Return

Type	Description
Int	0 if equal, -1 if types differ, 1 if equal

Cos # function

Calculates the cosine value

function : Cos() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	cosine value

Example

angle := Float->Pi() / 3.0;
Float->Cos(angle)->PrintLine();  # 0.5

Cosh # function

Calculates the hyperbolic cosine

function : Cosh() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	hyperbolic cosine value

DoubleFactorial # native

Calculates the double factorial of the value

function : native : DoubleFactorial(n:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
n	Float	number

Return

Type	Description
Float	double factorial of the value

E # function

Value of E

function : E() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	value of E

Example

Float->E()->PrintLine();  # 2.718281828...

Error # function

Prints error value

function : Error() ~ Nil

ErrorLine # function

Prints error value with newline

function : ErrorLine() ~ Nil

Exp # function

Calculates exponential value

function : Exp() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	exponential value

Factorial # function

Calculates the factorial value

function : Factorial(n:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
n	Float	number

Return

Type	Description
Float	factorial value

Floor # function

Calculates the floor value

function : Floor() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	floor value

Example

Float->Floor(3.9)->PrintLine();  # 3.0

Gamma # function

Calculates the gamma value

function : Gamma() ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description

Return

Type	Description
Float	gamma value

Inf # function

Returns a positive infinity value

function : Inf() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	positive infinity value

IsNeg # function

Checks is a number is negative

function : IsNeg() ~ Bool

Return

Type	Description
Bool	true if negative, false otherwise

Log # function

Calculates the log value

function : Log() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	log value

Example

Float->Log(Float->E())->PrintLine();  # 1.0

Log10 # function

Calculates the common (base-10) logarithm value

function : Log10() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	common (base-10) logarithm value

Example

Float->Log10(1000.0)->PrintLine();  # 3.0

Log2 # function

Calculates the binary logarithm

function : Log2() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	binary logarithm

Max # native

Returns the largest float value

function : native : Max(l:Float, r:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
l	Float	value to compare
r	Float	value to compare

Return

Type	Description
Float	largest float value

Min # native

Returns the smallest float value

function : native : Min(r:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
r	Float	value to compare

Return

Type	Description
Float	smallest float value

Mod # function

Calculates the decimal mod

function : Mod(a:Float, b:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
a	Float	value
b	Float	value

Return

Type	Description
Float	decimial mod

NaN # function

Returns a NaN value

function : NaN() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	NaN value

NegInf # function

Returns a negative infinity value

function : NegInf() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	negative infinity value

Pi # function

Value of Pi

function : Pi() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	value of Pi

Example

area := Float->Pi() * 5.0 * 5.0;
"Circle area: {$area}"->PrintLine();

Pow # function

Calculates the power value

function : Pow(b:Float, r:Int) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
b	Float	power base
r	Int	power to raise

Return

Type	Description
Float	pseudo power value

Pow # function

Calculates the power value

function : Pow(b:Float, r:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
b	Float	power base
r	Float	power to raise

Return

Type	Description
Float	pseudo power value

Example

Float->Pow(2.0, 8.0)->PrintLine();  # 256.0

Print # function

Prints value

function : Print() ~ Nil

PrintLine # function

Prints value with newline

function : PrintLine() ~ Nil

PrintLine # native

Prints values

function : native : PrintLine(v:Float[]) ~ Nil

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
v	Float	values to print

PrintLine # native

Prints values

function : native : PrintLine(v:Float[,]) ~ Nil

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
v	Float	values to print

Random # function

Returns a pseudo random value between 0.0 and 1.0, inclusive

function : Random() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	pseudo random value

Example

r := Float->Random();
"Random 0–1: {$r}"->PrintLine();

Random # function

Returns a pseudo random value between 0.0 and max, inclusive

function : Random(max:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
max	Float	maximum value

Return

Type	Description
Float	pseudo random value

Example

r := Float->Random(100.0);
"Random 0–100: {$r}"->PrintLine();

Random # function

Returns a pseudo random value between 0.0 and 1.0, inclusive

function : Random(range_start:Float, range_end:Float) ~ Float

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
range_start	Float	minimum value
range_end	Float	maximum value

Return

Type	Description
Float	pseudo random value

Round # function

Rounds the value

function : Round() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	rounded value

Example

Float->Round(3.7)->PrintLine();  # 4.0

Sign # function

Returns the sign of a number

function : Sign() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	sign of a number

Sin # function

Calculates the sine value

function : Sin() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	sine value

Example

angle := Float->Pi() / 6.0;
Float->Sin(angle)->PrintLine();  # 0.5

Sinh # function

Calculates the hyperbolic sine

function : Sinh() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	hyperbolic sine value

Sqrt # function

Calculates the square root value

function : Sqrt() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	square root value

Example

Float->Sqrt(16.0)->PrintLine();  # 4.0

Tan # function

Calculates the tangent value

function : Tan() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	tangent value

Example

angle := Float->Pi() / 4.0;
Float->Tan(angle)->PrintLine();  # ~1.0

Tanh # function

Calculates the hyperbolic tangent

function : Tanh() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	hyperbolic tangent value

ToByte # function

Returns the Character value

function : ToByte() ~ Byte

Return

Type	Description
Byte	value

ToChar # function

Returns the Int value

function : ToChar() ~ Char

Return

Type	Description
Char	value

ToDegrees # function

Converts the value into degrees

function : ToDegrees() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	degree value

ToInt # function

Returns the Int value

function : ToInt() ~ Int

Return

Type	Description
Int	value

Example

Float->ToInt(9.99)->PrintLine();  # 9

ToRadians # function

Converts the value into radians

function : ToRadians() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	radian value

ToString # native

Returns a string representation of the value

function : native : ToString() ~ String

Return

Type	Description
String	string representation of the value

Example

s := Float->ToString(3.14);
s->PrintLine();  # 3.14

ToString # function

Returns a fixed-point string representation of the float with a given number of decimal places (rounded). Used by string-interpolation format specifiers, e.g. "{$pi:.2}".

function : ToString(value:Float, precision:Int) ~ String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
value	Float	float value
precision	Int	number of decimal places (negative is treated as 0)

Return

Type	Description
String	fixed-point string representation

Example

Float->ToString(3.14159, 2)->PrintLine();  # 3.14

ToString # function

Returns a string representation of the float array

function : ToString(v:Float[,]) ~ String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
v	Float	float array

Return

Type	Description
String	string representation of the float array

Trunc # function

Truncates the value

function : Trunc() ~ Float

Return

Type	Description
Float	truncated value