TRUNC
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Parent page: System Query Functions - Arithmetic Functions
Summary
Returns an integral number, whose value depends upon the nature of the parameter's numeric value:
- If that numeric value is positive but is not an exact integer, the number returned is the largest integer that is smaller in value than the parameter's numeric value.
- If that numeric value is negative but is not an exact integer, the number returned is the smallest integer that is larger in value than the parameter's numeric value.
- If that numeric value is an exact integer, the number returned has exactly the same value.
Syntax
TRUNC(X : Number / Numeric_String) : Number
Example Usage
TRUNC(5.0)
Returns 5.
TRUNC(5.33)
Returns 5.
TRUNC(-5.0)
Returns -5.
TRUNC(-5.33)
Returns -5.
Tips
- This is an alias for the INT arithmetic function.