Coyote Graphics Routines

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Utilities

result = cgDBLTOSTR(value)

This is a program for converting a double precision numerical value to a string that maintains the 14 double-precision significant digits.

Return value

A string value with the appropriate number of significant digits is returned.

Parameters

value in required

A double-precision or floating point value that is to be converted to a string.

Examples

Here is how to use this program:

IDL> Print, cgDblToStr(54.84392095433821d) 54.843920954338

Author information

Author:

FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING:

David W. Fanning 1645 Sheely Drive Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA Phone: 970-221-0438 E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com

Copyright:

Copyright (c) 2005-2012, Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.

History:

Change History:

Written by BioPhys and offered to the IDL newsgroup, 7 November 2005. Slightly modified and renamed by David Fanning, 30 November, 2005. Retired as DblToStr and reincarnated it as cgDblToStr. 30 November, 2012. DWF.

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