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Chapter 8 - QuickDraw GX Mathematics / QuickDraw GX Mathematics Reference

Number-Conversion Macros / Format Conversions

fl

You can use the fl macro to convert a floating-point number to a Fixed number.

#define fl(a) ((Fixed)((float) (a) * fixed1))

a

A floating-point number to be converted to a Fixed number.

macro result

The closest Fixed number to the floating-point number.

DESCRIPTION

The fl macro converts a floating-point number a to a Fixed number. This macro name is shorthand notation for the FloatToFixed macro, and provides identical functionality.

SEE ALSO

The FloatToFixed macro is described in the previous section.