The INTEGER-PART function returns an integer that is the integer portion of
argument-1. The type of this function is integer.
Usage
FUNCTION INTEGER-PART (argument-1)
Parameter
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argument-1
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Must be class numeric.
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Returned Values
- 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. For example, if the value of
argument-1 is
+1.5, then
+1 is returned.
- 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, if the value of
argument-1 is
-1.5, then
-1 is returned.