Fixfunction

Returns the integer part of a number, rounding towards zero

Mathematical Functionsfunctiondocumented

Syntax

Declare Function Fix ( ByVal number As Single ) As Single

Declare Function Fix ( ByVal number As Double ) As Double

Declare Function Fix ( ByVal number As Integer ) As Integer

Declare Function Fix ( ByVal number As UInteger ) As UInteger

Parameters

Name		Description
`number`		the floating-point number to truncate

Return value

Returns the integer part of number, rounding towards zero.

Description

Equivalent to: Sgn(number) * Int(Abs(number)). For example, Fix(1.3) will return 1.0, and Fix(-4.9) will return -4.0. For integer types, the number is returned unchanged.

Note: this function is also equivalent to number - Frac(number).

The Fix unary Operator can be overloaded with user defined types.

Remarks

Usage



result = Fix( number )

Dialect Differences

In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.

Differences from QB

None

Example

Print Fix(1.9)  '' will print  1

Print Fix(-1.9) '' will print -1

Reference

Documented in KeyPgFix.html