Float swap using bswap produces different values

[user1234]

On Monday, 14 October 2024 at 20:38:38 UTC, user1234 wrote:
> On Monday, 14 October 2024 at 15:59:07 UTC, vinoB wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Request your help in understanding why the below code is 
>> producing different outputs, code 1 output: 4294966806, code 
>> 2/3 output: 50331648, and which one is the correct output.
>>
>> [...]
>
> `cast(unint)` of a `float` does truncation. So none of your 
> version is correct.
> See https://dlang.org/spec/expression.html#cast_floating, 
> paragraph 2.

Well "Code 1" does the right thing expected for the cast on the 
return which wastes it.