Truncate

Description

Truncates a number to the specified number of decimal places.

Syntax

Truncate ( x,  n )

Argument	Description
x	The number you want to truncate.
n	The number of decimal places to which you want to truncate x. Valid values are 0 through 28.

Returns

The datatype of x. If n is positive, returns x truncated to the specified number of decimal places. If n is negative, returns x truncated to (- n +1) places before the decimal point. Returns -1 if it fails.

Examples

Example 1

This expression returns 9.2:

Truncate(9.22, 1)

Example 2

This expression returns 9.2:

Truncate(9.28, 1)

Example 3

This expression returns 9:

Truncate(9.9, 0)

Example 4

This expression returns -9.2:

Truncate(–9.29, 1)

Example 5

This expression returns 0:

Truncate(9.2, –1)

Example 6

This expression returns 50:

Truncate(54, –1)