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Using the BigDecimal(double val) constructor with decimal floating-point literals can lead to loss of precision.
| Rule | Severity | Likelihood | 
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| Detectable | Repairable | Priority | Level | 
|---|---|---|---|
| NUM10-J | Low | Probable | 
| Yes | Yes | P6 | L2 | 
Automated Detection
Automated detection is straightforward.
| Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klocwork | 
 | JAVA.BIGDEC.FLOAT | |||||||
| Parasoft Jtest | 
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 | CERT.NUM10.BBDCC | Do not pass floating point values to the 'BigDecimal' constructor | |||||||
| PVS-Studio | 
 | V6068 | |||||||
| SonarQube | 
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| 
 | S2111 | 
| "BigDecimal(double)" should not be used | 
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