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sirbender YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 27	Old constant MAX_FLOAT ??? Oct 30th, 2006, 10:12pm   Hi, I want to convert some old code, where BApplet is still used. there is on line saying something like: g.zbuffer[i]=MAX_FLOAT; What is it doing - can I just comment it out ? I didn't find anything in the http://processing.org/download/revisions.txt about it. However MAX_FLOAT is gone in version 00119. Cheers, sb

JohnG Ex Member	Re: Old constant MAX_FLOAT ??? Reply #1 - Oct 30th, 2006, 10:55pm   What it's doing is clearing the z-buffer (e.g. the depth data) so that anything drawn after it ignores the depth of previous things. I assume since it's there, it's necessary.

sirbender YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 27	Re: Old constant MAX_FLOAT ??? Reply #2 - Oct 31st, 2006, 12:19am   Thanks - but MAX_FLOAT was a constant in BApplet - now everybody uses PApplet which lacks a MAX_FLOAT !!! What am I supposed to use instead of MAX_FLOAT ???

JohnG Ex Member	Re: Old constant MAX_FLOAT ??? Reply #3 - Oct 31st, 2006, 12:38am   MAX_FLOAT has been in every previous version of Processing, I assume that the lack of it is a mistake in 0119. To replace it try: float MAX_FLOAT=3.4028235E38;

sirbender YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 27	Re: Old constant MAX_FLOAT ??? Reply #4 - Oct 31st, 2006, 12:56am   I am new to Processing - should I file a bug report...again, there is nothing in revisions.txt Or could anyone file one since I just started...

fry YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 2623 mass, usa	Re: Old constant MAX_FLOAT ??? Reply #5 - Oct 31st, 2006, 2:05pm   use Float.MAX_VALUE instead.