4D v18
Dec
4D v18
Dec
Dec
| Dec ( number ) -> Function result | ||||||||
| Parameter | Type | Description | ||||||
| number | Real |
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Number whose decimal portion is returned | |||||
| Function result | Real |
|
Decimal part of number | |||||
Dec returns the decimal (fractional) portion of number.The value returned is always positive or zero.
The following example takes a monetary value expressed as a real number, and extracts the dollar part and the cents part. If vrAmount is 7.31, then vlDollars is set to 7 and vlCents is set to 31:
vlDollars:=Int(vrAmount) ` Get the dollars
vlCents:=Dec(vrAmount)*100 ` Get the fractional part
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PROPERTIES
Product: 4D
Theme: Math
Number:
9
HISTORY
Created: < 4D v6
ARTICLE USAGE
4D Language Reference ( 4D v18)
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