- sqrt
- as
- f64
Square root (sqrt)
- Calling the sqrt method needs to know the underlying type.
- It suggests i32, but in fact integers don't have sqrt implemented, only floats.
- We can convert (cast) an integer to a floating point using the as keyword.
examples/numbers/sqrt/src/main.rs
fn main() { // let x = 16; // println!("{}", x.sqrt()); // can't call method `sqrt` on ambiguous numeric type `{integer}` // you must specify a type for this binding, like `i32` let x: i32 = 16; //println!("{}", x.sqrt()); // no method named `sqrt` found for type `i32` in the current scope let x_square = (x as f64).sqrt(); println!("{}", x_square); }