INTEGER Function

The INTEGER function returns the greatest integer value that is less than or equal to the argument.

Usage

FUNCTION INTEGER (argument-1)

Parameter

argument-1 Must be class numeric.

Returned Values

  1. When standard arithmetic is specified, argument-1 is not rounded.
  2. The returned value is the greatest integer less than or equal to the value of argument-1. For example, if the value of argument-1 is -1.5, -2 is returned. If the value of argument-1 is +1.5, +1 is returned.