What's the use of suffix `f` on float value

Question

I am wondering what the difference is between these two variables in C:

float price = 3.00;

and

float price = 3.00f;


        

Answer 1

Adding few more combination of comparisons between float and double data types.

int main()
{
    // Double type constant(3.14) converts to Float type by 
    // truncating it's bits representation 
    float a = 3.14; 
    // Problem: float type 'a' promotes to double type and the value 
    // of 'a'  depends on how many bits added to represent it.
    if(a == 3.14)   
        std::cout<<"a: Equal"<<std::endl;
    else
        std::cout<<"a: Not Equal"<<std::endl; 

    float b = 3.14f; // No type conversion
    if(b == 3.14)    // Problem: Float to Double conversion
        std::cout<<"b: Equal"<<std::endl;
    else
        std::cout<<"b: Not Equal"<<std::endl;

    float c = 3.14; // Double to Float conversion (OK even though is not a good practice )
    if(c == 3.14f)  // No type conversion 
        std::cout<<"c: Equal"<<std::endl;  // OK
    else
        std::cout<<"c: Not Equal"<<std::endl;

    float d = 3.14f;
    if(d == 3.14f)
        std::cout<<"d: Equal"<<std::endl; // OK
    else
        std::cout<<"d: Not Equal"<<std::endl;

    return 0;
}    

Output:

 a: Not Equal
 b: Not Equal
 c: Equal
 d: Equal