Name
Int Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion
Syntax
Int(number
)
-
number
(required; any valid numeric data type) The number to be processed
Return Value
Returns a value of the data type passed to it
Description
Returns the integer portion of a number
Rules at a Glance
The fractional part of
number
is removed, and the resulting integer value is returned. Int does not roundnumber
to the nearest whole number. For example,Int(100.9)
returns 100.If
number
is negative, Int returns the first negative integer less than or equal tonumber
. For example,Int(-10.1)
returns -11.
Programming Tips and Gotchas
Int and Fix work identically with positive numbers. However, for negative numbers, Fix returns the first negative integer greater than
number
, while Int returns the first negative integer less thannumber
. For example,Fix(-10.
1)
returns -10, whileInt(-10.1)
returns -11.Don’t confuse the Int function with CInt. CInt casts the number passed to it as an Integer data type, whereas Int returns the same data type that was passed to it.
See Also
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