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Errata for Java Language Reference

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Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 29
changed

Normally, non-zero float values are represented as:

sign*mantissa*(2**exponent)

where sign is +1 or -1, mantissa is a positive integer less than 2**24
and exponent is an integer in the inclusive range -149 to 104.

to read:

Normally, non-zero float values are represented as:

sign*mantissa*(2**(exponent-23))

where sign is +1 or -1, mantissa is a positive integer less than 2**24
and exponent is an integer in the inclusive range -126 to 127.

 Anonymous    Jan 01, 1998
Printed
Page 30
changed

Non-zero double values are represented as:

sign*mantissa*(2**exponent)

where sign is +1 or -1, mantissa is a positive integer less than 2**53
and exponent is an integer in the inclusive range -1045 to 1000.

to read:

Non-zero double values are represented as:

sign*mantissa*(2**(exponent-52))

where sign is +1 or -1, mantissa is a positive integer less than 2**53
and exponent is an integer in the inclusive range -1022 to 1023.

 Anonymous    Jan 01, 1998
Printed
Page 34
line 4: swapped "s" and "t"

Anonymous    Jan 01, 1998
Printed
Page 477
added the following to the last para.

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binding is used.

 Anonymous    Jan 01, 1998