ILE COBOL Language Reference


INTEGER

The INTEGER function returns the greatest integer value that is less than or equal to the argument.

The function type is integer.

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

The returned value is the greatest integer less than or equal to the value of argument-1. For example,

FUNCTION INTEGER (2.5)

will return a value of 2; and

FUNCTION INTEGER (-2.5)

will return a value of -3.

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