class Float - bigdecimal-1.3.2 Documentation

# class Float

### Public Instance Methods

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to_d(precision) → bigdecimal

Returns the value of `float` as a BigDecimal. The `precision` parameter is used to determine the number of significant digits for the result (the default is Float::DIG).

    require 'bigdecimal'
    require 'bigdecimal/util'

    0.5.to_d         # => 0.5e0
    1.234.to_d(2)    # => 0.12e1

See also BigDecimal.new.

    # File lib/bigdecimal/util.rb, line 45
    def to_d(precision=nil)
      BigDecimal(self, precision || Float::DIG)
    end