From e7b3a4e1c7c474a5cfdd2f824e9dad6d8af090cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Louis Caron <caron_louis@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 15:57:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] doc: why float can be described using 0x

---
 a2lfile/src/parser.rs | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/a2lfile/src/parser.rs b/a2lfile/src/parser.rs
index ae0d9f6..37e7af0 100644
--- a/a2lfile/src/parser.rs
+++ b/a2lfile/src/parser.rs
@@ -598,6 +598,9 @@ impl<'a> ParserState<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn get_float(&mut self, context: &ParseContext) -> Result<f32, ParserError> {
         let token = self.expect_token(context, A2lTokenType::Number)?;
         let text = self.get_token_text(token);
+        // some vendor tools are defining the characteristic UpperLimit and LowerLimit
+        // (float values from specifications) using 0xNNN for characteristics that
+        // are actually integers.
         if text.starts_with("0x") || text.starts_with("0X") {
             match u64::from_str_radix(&text[2..], 16) {
                 Ok(num) => Ok(num as f32),
@@ -617,6 +620,9 @@ impl<'a> ParserState<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn get_double(&mut self, context: &ParseContext) -> Result<f64, ParserError> {
         let token = self.expect_token(context, A2lTokenType::Number)?;
         let text = self.get_token_text(token);
+        // some vendor tools are defining the characteristic UpperLimit and LowerLimit
+        // (float values from specifications) using 0xNNN for characteristics that
+        // are actually integers.
         if text.starts_with("0x") || text.starts_with("0X") {
             match u64::from_str_radix(&text[2..], 16) {
                 Ok(num) => Ok(num as f64),