INT, INTCHECK

command	return value	value of RC
INT expression	integer part of evaluated expression or empty string if the evaluation fails	0 error code
INTCHECK expression	integer part of evaluated expression or empty string if the evaluation fails	0 warning code

Description

The expression will be evaluated numerically, and the result will be converted to an integer whose textual representation is the return value. The calculation itself will be done with floating point accuracy. The same evaluation rules as defined for the NUM command apply to this command.

Notes

• The INT command converts the result to an integer by truncating it. There is no rounding involved, no rounding at all.
• In case of the expression being syntactically ill-formed, an error (INT) or warning (INTCHECK) is reported.

See also

NUM, NUMCHECK, EVAL, EVALCHECK, SEGMENT

Examples

#result := int 3.1           // #result is set to 3
#result := int 3.9           // #result is set to 3, too
#result := int 3.9 * 3.9     // #result is set to 15 (note that calculation
                             // is done in floating point, resulting in 15.21,
                             // and truncation occurs only on assigning
// compare the preceding example with the following one:
#result := int 3 * int(3.9)  // here, #result will be assigned 9 - cool, isn't it?