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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/system.nim | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim index 9e9bacf39..174630317 100644 --- a/lib/system.nim +++ b/lib/system.nim @@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ type # these work for most platforms: PInt32* = ptr int32 ## An alias for `ptr int32`. proc toFloat*(i: int): float {.noSideEffect, inline.} = - ## Converts an integer `i` into a `float`. + ## Converts an integer `i` into a `float`. Same as `float(i)`. ## ## If the conversion fails, `ValueError` is raised. ## However, on most platforms the conversion cannot fail. @@ -1494,7 +1494,8 @@ proc toInt*(f: float): int {.noSideEffect.} = ## ## Conversion rounds `f` half away from 0, see ## `Round half away from zero - ## <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding#Round_half_away_from_zero>`_. + ## <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding#Round_half_away_from_zero>`_, + ## as opposed to a type conversion which rounds towards zero. ## ## Note that some floating point numbers (e.g. infinity or even 1e19) ## cannot be accurately converted. |