[FLEX-15729] Adding values with precision

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 2.0.1 (Release)
• Component/s: MXML Scripting
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Windows; Affected OS(s): Windows XP; Browser: Internet Explorer 7.x; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 17/Sep/08 00:38
• Updated: 21/Apr/13 01:51
• Resolved: 21/Apr/13 01:51

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1.create an array collection with property amount having values with precision 2 e.g. 14.59, 12.99, 13.58
2.use a for loop to calculate summation as amt = amt + myArrayCollection[i].amount
3.trace/Alert the summation at each stage.

Actual Results:
0+76.39 = 76.39
76.39+416.59 = 492.97999999999996 (this is actual result)

Expected Results:

Workaround (if any):
used Number.toFixed method to truncate the precision.