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Problem with int() and trunc() !

Math problem !!!!!!!!

normally int(226.0) returns 226 and
trunc(226.0) returns 226

But I am getting both returning 225
in the code below !

function EvenCmClasses(OriginalHt:Double) : Double;
{Converts X to an even cm class, and rounds to two decimals}
var
Ht100, Ht1000, InitialClass : Double;
CorrectIt : LongInt;
begin
Ht100:= OriginalHt*100.0;
Ht1000:= OriginalHt*1000.0;
CorrectIt:= Trunc(Ht100);
InitialClass:= CorrectIt/100.0;
{InitialClass:= Int(Ht100)/100.0;}

The OriginalHt comes from a sum of a
TOvcPictureArrayEditor set to datatype = ptfDouble

Watches shows OriginalHt = 226

Can anyone give me some help with this ?

John.

kjteng

i run your code and find the OriginalHt=226 and initialClass=226.
How did you get 225?
what is ptfDouble? a pointer type?

JimBob091197

I agree with kjteng.

Are you trying to round to 2 decimal places? If so, then your logic is currently "(Int(Num * 100)) / 100". However, this will always round down, e.g. 226.236 becomes 226.23. To fix this, add 0.5 after the Int part, i.e. "(Int((Num * 100) + 0.5)) / 100".

Then 226.234 -> 226.23, but 226.235 -> 226.24

In your particular example, I get 226 like kjteng.

Regards,
JB

jturpin

ASKER

I have no idea why it is returning 225. I
was hoping someone could give me some
pointers.

ptfDouble is one of the enumerated values
used by Orpheus. It defines the field data
type as double.

Did you both use orpheus ?

In this routine I need to cut the number off
after the second decimal, without rounding.

John.

JimBob091197

Hi again,

I don't use Orpheus, although that shouldn't matter.

This is a very strange problem you have. If you like, you can e-mail me a sample app which gives the incorrect value, and I can have a look at it. My e-mail address is davekw@iafrica.com.

Regards,
JB

kjteng

The problem MAT BE due to the actual parameter passed to the function. Check the variable type and also watch the value of the number before it is passed to the function. I suspect that the value passed to the function was 225.99999999 and the .999999 was trucated.

I do not use orpheus though i heard of that before.

kjteng

The problem MAY BE due to the actual parameter passed to the function. Check the variable type and also watch the value of the number before it is passed to the function. I suspect that the value passed to the function was 225.99999999 and the .999999 was trucated.

I do not use orpheus though i heard of that before.

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