IEEE datatypes

Would it be possible to also include an IEEE bit-exact encoding for float
and double types, in addition to the base-10 encodings in the
recommendation?

I mean, some binary or base64 version that matches the 4-byte IEEE standard
for floats, and the 8-byte IEEE standard for doubles?  Every conversion from
binary to base-10 and back causes rounding errors...   Perhaps the exact
value could be encoded using binary or base64, and an "alt", human-readable
value could be shown in base-10 for informational purposes only...

Thanks,

Peter Zingg
CTO
IMSI
75 Rowland Way
Novato, CA 94945
tel:415-878-4000
fax:415-897-2544
mailto:pzingg@imsisoft.com

Received on Thursday, 2 November 2000 12:06:04 UTC