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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Unions.mq5 |
//| Copyright 2021, MetaQuotes Ltd. |
//| https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#define MAX_LONG_IN_DOUBLE 9007199254740992
// FYI: ULONG_MAX 18446744073709551615
union ulong2double
{
ulong U; // 8 bytes
double D; // 8 bytes
};
ulong2double converter;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Script program start function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnStart()
{
Print(sizeof(ulong2double)); // 8
const ulong value = MAX_LONG_IN_DOUBLE + 1;
double d = value; // possible loss of data due to type conversion
ulong result = d; // possible loss of data due to type conversion
Print(d, " / ", value, " -> ", result);
// 9007199254740992.0 / 9007199254740993 -> 9007199254740992
converter.U = value;
double r = converter.D; // no conversion
Print(r); // 4.450147717014403e-308
Print(offsetof(ulong2double, U), " ", offsetof(ulong2double, D));
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+