Re: Datatype checking in DotNET

Daniel Hobson wrote:

But what I am trying to achieve here is to ensure the data integrity, does the data meet the float bounds?????

For integers you could do a test like this:-

tempVal := StrToInt (fieldStr);
if (tempVal < low (IntImSavingToo )) or (tempVal > high (IntImSavingToo )) then
exit;

In contrast to integral types, floating point types have different bounds, or better: limitations. The only hard limit is the upper bound of the exponent, which can result in an infinity value, whereas a loss of significant digits or vanishing too-small values are "normal" events in dealing with floats.

Is there something I can use for floats, doubles and singles also???

You better use the native floating point type of .NET, and don't bother with the other types.

DoDi
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