Efficient way to transform float to string

[Peter Holditch]

rg2c+ at andrew.cmu.edu (Robert Nelson Gasch) writes:

>Hi,
>I'm looking for an *efficient* algorithm to transform a float (10< f < 0)
>into a string. What I am doing right no is this:

> [ Stuff Deleted ]

>If anybody has any suggestions on how to do this faster, please let me
>know. Both actual code or algorithm descriptions are welcome.

>Thanx alot --> Rob

It may be that you don't consider it efficient enough, but why not just use

char fltno[12];

...

sprintf (fltno,"%10f",your_float);

That's what I'd do anyway.

Peter Holditch.

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