method

new

v1_9_1_378 - Show latest stable - Class: BigDecimal

new(p1, p2 = v2)

public

initial	The initial value, as a String. Spaces are ignored, unrecognized characters terminate the value.
digits	The number of significant digits, as a Fixnum. If omitted or 0, the number of significant digits is determined from the initial value.

The actual number of significant digits used in computation is usually larger than the specified number.

static VALUE
BigDecimal_new(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
    ENTER(5);
    Real *pv;
    S_LONG mf;
    VALUE  nFig;
    VALUE  iniValue;

    if(rb_scan_args(argc,argv,"11",&iniValue,&nFig)==1) {
        mf = 0;
    } else {
        mf = GetPositiveInt(nFig);
    }
    SafeStringValue(iniValue);
    GUARD_OBJ(pv,VpNewRbClass(mf, RSTRING_PTR(iniValue),self));
    return ToValue(pv);
}

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