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INTEGER-PART Function

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)

Parameters

Argument-1 must be class numeric.

Returned Values

1. If the value of argument-1 is zero, the returned value is zero.

2. 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, +1 is returned.

3. 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, -1 is returned.