Article ID: 216727 - Last Review: September 6, 2005 - Revision: 3.0

The value that is stored in the const int may be incorrect when you initialize a const int with a float literal in Visual C++ 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q216727

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SYMPTOMS

When initializing a const int with a float literal, the value that is stored in the const int may be incorrect.
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RESOLUTION

Use one of the following as workarounds:
  • Use an integer literal.
  • Cast the float literal to an int.
  • Create a const float variable and assign the float literal to it. Then assign that const float to the const int.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.
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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
194022  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194022/ ) Visual Studio 6.0 service packs, what, where, why
194295  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194295/ ) How to tell that a Visual Studio Service pack is installed

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Sample Code

#include <iostream>
const int ConstVal = 75.0;
int main()
{
    std::cout << "ConstVal = " << ConstVal << std::endl;
    return 0;
}
Note You find that the "ConstVal" value is an incorrect int type value.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0
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Keywords: 
kbtshoot kbvc600fix kbprb kbcpponly kbcompiler kbvs600sp3fix KB216727
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