[keli_k]

Hello;

I keep getting this warning when I compile my program. I have all variables involved declared as floats, is it because in the equations I am using ints?

void mstiff(float x, float e, float z, float ke[][4])
{ 
	ke[0][0] = 12*e*z/pow(x,3);
	ke[0][1] = 6*e*z/pow(x,2);
	ke[0][2] = -12*e*z/pow(x,3);
	ke[0][3] = 6*e*z/pow(x,2);
	ke[1][0] = 6*e*z/pow(x,2);
	ke[1][1] = 4*e*z/x;
	ke[1][2] = -6*e*z/pow(x,2);
	ke[1][3] = 2*e*z/x;
	ke[2][0] = -12*e*z/pow(x,3);
	ke[2][1] = -6*e*z/pow(x,2);
	ke[2][2] = 12*e*z/pow(x,3);
	ke[2][3] = -6*e*z/pow(x,2);
	ke[3][0] = 6*e*z/pow(x,2);
	ke[3][1] = 2*e*z/x;
	ke[3][2] = -6*e*z/pow(x,2);
	ke[3][3] = 4*e*z/x;
}

Can you tell me why I would be getting this warning?

[horace]

if you are using C the pow() function returns a double result
http://www.cprogramm...om/fod/pow.html

the expression is therefore evaluated as double and it is when you assign this to the float variable you get the warning as you convert a high precision value to a lower precision

you can cast the result to remove the warning, e.g.

	ke[0][0] = (float) (12*e*z/pow(x,3));

This post has been edited by horace: 02 March 2009 - 10:39 AM

[baavgai]

Values like 12 and 3 are not explicit floats, they're implicit ints. This can cause problems.

You should be fine if you do:

ke[0][0] = 12.0 * e * z / pow(x,3.0);

Edit:

// this will not behave as desired; the int 12 will gank the equation
ke[0][0] = (float) (12*e*z/pow(x,3));

//For an explicit float cast, you want this:
ke[0][0] = ((float)12)*e*z/pow(x,(float)3);

This post has been edited by baavgai: 02 March 2009 - 10:42 AM