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// Copyright 2011 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.
#ifndef V8_NUMBERS_FAST_DTOA_H_
#define V8_NUMBERS_FAST_DTOA_H_
#include "src/utils/vector.h"
namespace v8 {
namespace internal {
enum FastDtoaMode {
// Computes the shortest representation of the given input. The returned
// result will be the most accurate number of this length. Longer
// representations might be more accurate.
FAST_DTOA_SHORTEST,
// Computes a representation where the precision (number of digits) is
// given as input. The precision is independent of the decimal point.
FAST_DTOA_PRECISION
};
// FastDtoa will produce at most kFastDtoaMaximalLength digits. This does not
// include the terminating '\0' character.
const int kFastDtoaMaximalLength = 17;
// Provides a decimal representation of v.
// The result should be interpreted as buffer * 10^(point - length).
//
// Precondition:
// * v must be a strictly positive finite double.
//
// Returns true if it succeeds, otherwise the result can not be trusted.
// There will be *length digits inside the buffer followed by a null terminator.
// If the function returns true and mode equals
// - FAST_DTOA_SHORTEST, then
// the parameter requested_digits is ignored.
// The result satisfies
// v == (double) (buffer * 10^(point - length)).
// The digits in the buffer are the shortest representation possible. E.g.
// if 0.099999999999 and 0.1 represent the same double then "1" is returned
// with point = 0.
// The last digit will be closest to the actual v. That is, even if several
// digits might correctly yield 'v' when read again, the buffer will contain
// the one closest to v.
// - FAST_DTOA_PRECISION, then
// the buffer contains requested_digits digits.
// the difference v - (buffer * 10^(point-length)) is closest to zero for
// all possible representations of requested_digits digits.
// If there are two values that are equally close, then FastDtoa returns
// false.
// For both modes the buffer must be large enough to hold the result.
V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE bool FastDtoa(double d, FastDtoaMode mode,
int requested_digits, Vector<char> buffer,
int* length, int* decimal_point);
} // namespace internal
} // namespace v8
#endif // V8_NUMBERS_FAST_DTOA_H_