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INTEGER-PART

The INTEGER-PART function returns an integer that is the integer portion of the argument specified.

The function type is integer.

Format
 
>>-FUNCTION INTEGER-PART--(--argument-1--)---------------------><
 
 
argument-1
Must be class numeric.

If the value of argument-1 is zero, the returned value is zero. If the value of argument-1 is positive, the returned value is the greatest integer less than or equal to the value of argument-1. If the value of argument-1 is negative, the returned value is the least integer greater than or equal to the value of argument-1.

For example,

FUNCTION INTEGER-PART (+1.5)

will return a value of +1; and

FUNCTION INTEGER-PART (-1.5)

will return a value of -1.

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