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changeset 55737:2ac351855ad7
(Output Variables): Doc float-output-format.
| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Sat, 22 May 2004 22:07:39 +0000 |
| parents | c5ea37f370b5 |
| children | 69dcc9afcf6f |
| files | lispref/streams.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/lispref/streams.texi Sat May 22 22:05:57 2004 +0000 +++ b/lispref/streams.texi Sat May 22 22:07:39 2004 +0000 @@ -821,6 +821,17 @@ to bind it to @code{nil} when you bind @code{print-continuous-numbering}. @end defvar +@defvar float-output-format +This variable specifies how to print floating point numbers. Its +default value is @code{nil}, meaning use the shortest output +that represents the number without losing information. + +To control output format more precisely, you can put a string in this +variable. The string should hold a @samp{%}-specification to be used +in the C function @code{sprintf}. For further restrictions on what +you can use, see the variable's documentation string. +@end defvar + @ignore arch-tag: 07636b8c-c4e3-4735-9e06-2e864320b434 @end ignore