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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java.html.markdown b/java.html.markdown
index 2836f601..9423c4d9 100644
--- a/java.html.markdown
+++ b/java.html.markdown
@@ -144,7 +144,12 @@ public class LearnJava {
// or by initializing the unscaled value (BigInteger) and scale (int).
BigDecimal fooBigDecimal = new BigDecimal(fooBigInteger, fooInt);
-
+
+ // Be wary of the constructor that takes a float or double as
+ // the inaccuracy of the float/double will be copied in BigDecimal.
+ // Prefer the String constructor when you need an exact value.
+
+ BigDecimal tenCents = new BigDecimal("0.1");
// Strings