An arbitrary-precision arithmetic library for JavaScript
npm install bignumber-poupcBigNumber
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An arbitrary-precision arithmetic library for JavaScript.
Installation
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To install, run the following:
npm install peteroupc/BigNumber
or
npm install bignumber-poupc
You may need to install the latest version of Node.js or use npm version 1.3.15 or later.
Usage
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var bn=require("bignumber-poupc"),
BigInteger=bn.BigInteger,
ExtendedDecimal=bn.ExtendedDecimal,
ExtendedFloat=bn.ExtendedFloat;
var num=BigInteger.valueOf(2000);
For API documentation, see the CBOR-Java wiki.
Although the wiki describes the Java version, the JavaScript version uses essentially
the same methods for BigInteger, ExtendedDecimal, and ExtendedFloat.
History
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Version 1.2.1
- Fixed bug in the result of dividing certain numbers
Version 1.2
- Added Ulp, Precision, MovePointLeft, MovePointRight, and ScaleToPowerOfTwo/-Ten methods to
ExtendedDecimal and ExtendedFloat
- Fixed double-rounding issue with ToDouble and ToFloat methods
of ExtendedDecimal
- Added Odd and OddOrZeroFiveUp rounding modes
- Added non-decimal base conversion features to BigInteger
- Other bug fixes
Version 1.1.1
- Package renamed to "bignumber-poupc". The old package name, "bignumber-petero", is deprecated
and will be removed soon.
Version 1.1
- Added fromRadixString, fromRadixSubstring, and toRadixString methods to BigInteger.