Name: nt126004 Date: 06/14/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.3.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1-root-
010902-18:51)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1, mixed mode)

Since this is in the documentation, it applies to all
platforms.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
This is really a typo rather than a bug, I think. The
documentation for the Float class (all platforms) states
that "the floating-point result equals the value of the
mathematical expression s?m?2^e-150." I think the
formula should actually be "s?m?2^e-127." This is the
IEEE standard as I understand it--and coding the bits in
this way gives the answer Java calculates!

This bug can be reproduced always.
(Review ID: 153443)
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