--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Splits a BigDecimal number into four parts, returned as an array of values.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: The first value represents the sign of the BigDecimal, and is -1 or 1, or 0 if the BigDecimal is Not a Number.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: The second value is a string representing the significant digits of the BigDecimal, with no leading zeros.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: The third value is the base used for arithmetic (currently always 10) as an Integer.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: The fourth value is an Integer exponent.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: If the BigDecimal can be represented as 0.xxxxxx*10**n, then xxxxxx is the string of significant digits with no leading zeros, and n is the exponent.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: "From these values, you can translate a BigDecimal to a float as follows:"
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "  sign, significant_digits, base, exponent = a.split\n  f = sign * "0.#{significant_digits}".to_f * (base ** exponent)\n"
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: (Note that the to_f method is provided as a more convenient way to translate a BigDecimal to a Float.)
full_name: BigDecimal#split
is_singleton: false
name: split
params: ()
visibility: public