Converting a float into a string fraction representation

Question

In Java, I am trying to find a way to convert a float number into a fraction string. For example:

float num = 1.33333;
String numStr = Convert(num); // Shoul         


        

Answer 1

This might be of help:

http://www.merriampark.com/fractions.htm

Otherwise you'd need some way of telling Convert() how far out you want to take things. Maybe a maximum reduced demoninator or something like that. That way you'll get "1 1/3" for both of the first two examples you have above rather than "1 33333/100000" for the first and "1 333/1000" for the second.