[ decimal->remainder ]
Method
Returns the floating point remainder r = x - ny when y is non-zero, and where x is the decimal and y is the required decimal parameter. The value n is the integral value nearest the exact value x/y. When | n - x/y | = ½, the value n is chosen to be even.
- Syntax
Decimal Object->remainder(Decimal Value)Examples
- Beginner
To return the floating point remainder:
Use the [decimal->remainder] method. The following example returns the floating point remainder.
Code
42.0->remainder(5.0)Result
2.000000
Resources
- Articles
- remainder - remainder function
http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/remainder.html
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