Name
Fix Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion
Syntax
Fix(number
)
-
number
(required; Double or any numeric expression) A number whose integer portion is to be returned
Return Value
A number of the same data type as number
whose value is the integer portion of
number
Description
For nonnegative numbers, Fix returns the floor
of the number (the largest integer less than or equal to
number
).
For negative numbers, Fix returns the ceiling of
the number (the smallest integer greater than or equal to
number
).
Rules at a Glance
If
number
isNothing
, Fix returnsNothing
.The operation of Int and Fix are identical when dealing with positive numbers: numbers are rounded down to the next lowest whole number. For example, both
Int(3.14)
andFix(3.14)
return 3.If
number
is negative, Fix removes its fractional part, thereby returning the next greater whole number. For example,Fix(-3.667)
returns -3. This contrasts with Int, which returns the negative integer less than or equal to number (or -4, in the case of our example).The function returns the same data type as was passed to it.
Example
Sub TestFix( ) Dim dblTest As Double Dim objTest As Object dblTest = -100.9353 objTest = Fix(dblTest) ' returns -100 Console.WriteLine(objTest & " " & TypeName(objTest)) dblTest = 100.9353 objTest = Fix(dblTest) 'returns 100 Console.WriteLine(objTest & " " & TypeName(objTest)) End Sub
Programming Tips and Gotchas
Fix does not round
number
to the nearest whole number; it simply removes the fractional part ...
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