4D v13.4

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4D v13.4

4D Language Reference

Math

Dec


Dec ( number ) -> Function result

Parameter	Type	Description
number	Real	Number whose decimal portion is returned
Function result	Real	Decimal part of number

Description

Dec returns the decimal (fractional) portion of number.The value returned is always positive or zero.

Example

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

PROPERTIES

Product: 4D
Theme: Math
Number: 9

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HISTORY

Created: < 4D v6