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In addition, because floating-point numbers can represent large values, programmers often mistakenly assume that they can represent all digits of those values. To gain a large dynamic range, floating-point numbers maintain a fixed number of bits of precision and an exponent. Incrementing a large floating-point value may might not change that value within the available precision. Consequently, floating-point variables should not be used as loop counters.
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This guideline appears in the C Secure Coding Standard as : FLP30-C. Do not use floating point variables as loop counters.This guideline appears in
the C++ Secure Coding Standard as : FLP30-CPP. Do not use floating point variables as loop counters.
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\[[Bloch 2005|AA. Bibliography#Bloch 05]\] Puzzle 34: Down for the Count \[[JLS 2005|AA. Bibliography#JLS 05]\] [Section 4.2.3, Floating-Point Types, Formats, and Values|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/typesValues.html#4.2.3] |
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