FRAC
Created: September 05, 2015 | Updated: August 13, 2021
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0, 17.1, 18.0, 18.1, 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2
Now reading version 18.1. For the latest, read: FRAC for version 21
Parent page: System Query Functions - Arithmetic Functions
Summary
Returns a (real) number, whose value depends upon the nature of the parameter's numeric value:
- If that numeric value is positive but is not an exact integer, the number returned is the difference between the parameter's numeric value and the largest integer that is smaller in value than the parameter's numeric value.
- If that numeric value is negative but is not an exact integer, the number returned is the difference between the parameter's numeric value and the smallest integer that is larger in value than the parameter's numeric value.
- If the parameter's numeric value is an exact integer, the number returned is 0.
Syntax
FRAC(X : Number / Numeric_String) : Number
Example Usage
FRAC(5.0)
Returns 0.
FRAC(5.33)
Returns 0.33.
FRAC(-5.0)
Returns 0.
FRAC(-5.33)
Returns -0.33.
