# coyote: CGDBLTOSTR

- coyote/Utilities
- [Source code]

Description

      This is a program for converting a double precision numerical value
      to a string that maintains the 14 double-precision significant digits.

Categories

      Utilities

Returns

      A string value with the appropriate number of significant digits is returned.

Params

      value: in, required
           A double-precision or floating point value that is to be converted to a string.

Examples

      Here is how to use this program::
         IDL> Print, cgDblToStr(54.84392095433821d)
              54.843920954338

Author

      FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING::
         David W. Fanning
         1645 Sheely Drive
         Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
         Phone: 970-221-0438
         E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com
         Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com

History

      Change History::
         Written by BioPhys and offered to the IDL newsgroup,  7 November 2005.
         Slightly modified and renamed by David Fanning,  30 November,  2005.
         Retired as DblToStr and reincarnated it as cgDblToStr. 30 November, 2012. DWF.

Copyright

      Copyright (c) 2005-2012, Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.