Improve `MetaDataRef:{get,set}_float` precision (#13130)

[minetest.git] / src / script / lua_api / l_metadata.cpp

diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_metadata.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_metadata.cpp
index 68b79331bc83e30bbf69e2f3d89702f0e0bb82d3..52d7617d1ce148496fc52da1a02dbc505e841e0a 100644 (file)
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_metadata.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ int MetaDataRef::l_get_float(lua_State *L)
 
        std::string str_;
        const std::string &str = meta->getString(name, &str_);
-       lua_pushnumber(L, stof(str));
+       // Convert with Lua, as is done in set_float.
+       lua_pushlstring(L, str.data(), str.size());
+       lua_pushnumber(L, lua_tonumber(L, -1));
        return 1;
 }
 
@@ -188,8 +190,9 @@ int MetaDataRef::l_set_float(lua_State *L)
 
        MetaDataRef *ref = checkAnyMetadata(L, 1);
        std::string name = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
-       float a = readParam<float>(L, 3);
-       std::string str = ftos(a);
+       luaL_checknumber(L, 3);
+       // Convert number to string with Lua as it gives good precision.
+       std::string str = readParam<std::string>(L, 3);
 
        IMetadata *meta = ref->getmeta(true);
        if (meta != NULL && meta->setString(name, str))