check boundaries converting float/double to String

Author: pennam

cores/arduino/WString.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 
 #include "WString.h"
 
+/*********************************************/
+/*  Static Member Initialisation             */
+/*********************************************/
+
+size_t const String::FLT_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES;
+size_t const String::DBL_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES;
+
 /*********************************************/
 /*  Constructors                             */
 /*********************************************/
@@ -107,15 +114,19 @@ String::String(unsigned long value, unsigned char base)
 
 String::String(float value, unsigned char decimalPlaces)
 {
+	static size_t const FLOAT_BUF_SIZE = 38 + FLT_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES + 1 /* '-' */ + 1 /* '.' */ + 1 /* '\0' */;
 	init();
-	char buf[33];
+	char buf[FLOAT_BUF_SIZE];
+	decimalPlaces = decimalPlaces < FLT_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES ? decimalPlaces : FLT_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES;
 	*this = dtostrf(value, (decimalPlaces + 2), decimalPlaces, buf);
 }
 
 String::String(double value, unsigned char decimalPlaces)
 {
+	static size_t const DOUBLE_BUF_SIZE = 38 + DBL_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES + 1 /* '-' */ + 1 /* '.' */ + 1 /* '\0' */;
 	init();
-	char buf[33];
+	char buf[DOUBLE_BUF_SIZE];
+	decimalPlaces = decimalPlaces < DBL_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES ? decimalPlaces : DBL_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES;
 	*this = dtostrf(value, (decimalPlaces + 2), decimalPlaces, buf);
 }
 

cores/arduino/WString.h

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class String
 	typedef void (String::*StringIfHelperType)() const;
 	void StringIfHelper() const {}
 
+	static size_t const FLT_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES = 10;
+	static size_t const DBL_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES = FLT_MAX_DECIMAL_PLACES;
+
 public:
 	// constructors
 	// creates a copy of the initial value.