OpenEuphoria

Re: round

• Posted by Rolf Schroeder <rolf.schroeder at DESY.DE> Jun 07, 2000
• 466 views

"Carl R. White" wrote:
>
> I just can't resist threads like this... 
>
> Rolf said:
> function round_gm(atom x) -- Round to greatest magnitude
>     if x < 0 then
>         return floor(x - 0.5)
>     else
>         return floor(x + 0.5)
>     end if
> end function
>
> Rolf's function 'Carl'-ised 
> function round_gm(object x) -- Round to greatest magnitude
>     return floor(x-.5)*(x<0)+floor(x+.5)*(x>0)
> end function
>
> Carl

Carl, my round() or round_gm() is wrong!! round_gm(-2) returns -3, not
-2 !

"Lewis Townsend" wrote:

>
> I think this will do what you want if I'm understanding your
> question correctly:
>
> function round (object x)
>   return floor (x + 0.5)
> end function

and this is correct.

Have a nice day, Rolf