[erlang-bugs] float parsing bug

[Ulf Wiger]

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Alexander Borovsky wrote:
> Release: R13B03
> 
> Steps to reproduce:
> 1) erlang:list_to_float("42")
> 
> Expected result:
> 42.0 (float)
> 
> Actual result:
> error:badarg

Arguably, this is in line with the documented behaviour:

"list_to_float(String) -> float()

Types:
String = string()

Returns the float whose text representation is String.

> list_to_float("2.2017764e+0").
2.2017764

Failure: badarg if String contains a bad representation of a float."


There is no float that has the text representation "42".

Eshell V5.7.2  (abort with ^G)
1> is_float(42).
false


BR,
Ulf W
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