Hi Nando, good explanation, suitable for a guys with an elementary school preparation like me.
Thank you very much Gianluigi 2017-07-16 10:07 GMT+02:00 <nand...@nothingsimple.com>: > Rounding depends on what rounding you want. > Most people think of 5/4 rounding. > I prefer to round manually 5/4... 5 up, 4 down. > > Dim n as Float = 26.660166666666 > > n = n * 100. 'n = 2666.0166666666 ' 2 decimal points rounding > n = n + 0.5 'n = 2666.5166666666 ' 5/4 rounding* > n = CLong(n) 'n = 2666 > n = n / 100. 'n = 26.66 > > > *If you wish to round down, do not add 0.5. (add 0.0) > *If you wish to round up, add 0.999999999 > > If you wish to do 3 digits, then *1000 and /1000. > This works for any type of rounding scheme and any reasonable number of > digits. > > -Nando(Canada) > > > -- > Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Gianluigi <bagone...@gmail.com> > To: mailing list for gambas users <gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:30:23 +0200 > Subject: Re: [Gambas-user] Best ways to format float values > > > One thing that could be useful? > > > > Public Sub Main() > > > > Dim n As Float = 26.6601666666666 > > Dim b As Byte > > > > b = Val(Mid(CStr(Frac(n)), 5, 1)) > > Print Round(n, -2) > > If b >= 5 Then > > Print Round(n, -2) > > Else > > Print Round(n + 0.01, -2) > > Endif > > > > End > > > > Regards > > Gianluigi > > > > 2017-07-13 7:39 GMT+02:00 alexchernoff <alexchern...@hotmail.com>: > > > > > Peace to all, > > > > > > this might a bit silly but what is the best way to format float values > like > > > 26.6601666666666 into having two digits AND/OR with rounding them? > > > > > > e.g. > > > > > > 26.6601666666666 becomes 26.66 shortened > > > 26.6601666666666 becomes 26.67 rounded > > > > > > cheers! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > View this message in context: http://gambas.8142.n7.nabble. > > > com/Best-ways-to-format-float-values-tp59733.html > > > Sent from the gambas-user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------ > > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Gambas-user mailing list > > > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > _______________________________________________ > > Gambas-user mailing list > > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user