Larry Wall schreef: > @@ -104,32 +115,34 @@ > =item round > > multi Num::round ( Num $x --> Int ) > + multi Int ( Num $x --> Int ) > > -Returns the nearest integer to $x, away from zero. In other words, > -the absolute value, rounded up. > +Returns the nearest integer to $x. The algorithm is floor($x + 0.5). > +(Other rounding algorithms will be given extended names beginning > with "round".)
Is there also a multi Num::round ( Num $x, Num $d = 0 --> Num ) where $d is the number of decimals? Maybe Num is not the right result type, think of packed/shifted decimal. How about rounding in a different base than 10? -- Grtz, Ruud
