jimw Sat Dec 8 14:32:00 2001 EDT
Modified files:
/phpdoc/en/functions math.xml
Log:
floor: add examples, say 'truncating' instead of 'rounding down'.
Index: phpdoc/en/functions/math.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/functions/math.xml:1.59 phpdoc/en/functions/math.xml:1.60
--- phpdoc/en/functions/math.xml:1.59 Sat Nov 17 22:07:18 2001
+++ phpdoc/en/functions/math.xml Sat Dec 8 14:32:00 2001
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.59 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.60 $ -->
<reference id="ref.math">
<title>Mathematical Functions</title>
<titleabbrev>Math</titleabbrev>
@@ -599,12 +599,21 @@
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
- Returns the next lowest integer value by rounding down
+ Returns the next lowest integer value by truncating
<parameter>value</parameter> if neccessary.
The return value of <function>floor</function> is still of type
- <type>float</type> as the value range of <type>float</type> is
+ <type>float</type> because the value range of <type>float</type> is
usually bigger than that of <type>int</type>.
</simpara>
+ <example>
+ <title><function>floor</function> examples</title>
+ <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+$four = floor(4.3); // $four = 4.0;
+$nine = floor(9.999); // $nine = 9.0;
+]]>
+ </programlisting>
+ </example>
<simpara>
See also <function>ceil</function> and
<function>round</function>.