Re: newbie question: real with fraction to int
Re: newbie question: real with fraction to int
- Subject: Re: newbie question: real with fraction to int
- From: kai <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 22:49:38 +0100
on Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:18:32 -0700, Michelle Steiner wrote:
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On Friday, October 24, 2003, at 08:39 AM, leo wrote:
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>> how can i truncate a value to an int regardless of the fraction ? i
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> looked thoroughly in the ASLanguageGuide but couldn't find anything.
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Here are some possibilities
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set i to 9.5 div 1
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set i to round 9.5 rounding down
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set i to round 9.5 rounding toward zero
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The difference between the second and third is how they treat negative
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numbers. The second will round -9.5 to -10, and the third will round
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-9.5 to -9
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I don't see any difference between the first and the third, though.
Me neither, Michelle - in terms of the results. However, in terms of
performance, 'div' is more than 50 times faster here...
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kai
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