TRUNCATEDECIMAL keyword

Applies to

Form components, component classes, and property class extensions with the data type DECIMAL

Property defaults with the data type DECIMAL

Component properties: Data format

Description

Rounds decimal values to a set number of decimal places.

Syntax

TRUNCATEDECIMAL()

Remarks

The keyword rounds decimal values to the number of decimal places specified by DECIMALPOINT. Numbers greater than 5 are rounded up. TRUNCATEDECIMAL corresponds to the Round to Decimal Position check box in the Component properties sheet and related dialog boxes.

TRUNCATEDECIMAL can serve as a parameter of the DEFAULTFORMAT keyword in data-format specifications.

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