• *fraction Function
• *FROM_HEX Function
• *FROM_HEXC Function
• *FROM_HEXN Function
• *FROM_OCTAL Function
• *from_octalc
• *from_octaln Function
• *increment_normalize Function
• *increment_presented Function
• *rational Function
• *to_longint Function
• *to_shortint Function
• *to_ulongint Function
• *to_ushortint Function
• a5_enumapplicationdata Function
• a5_number_format Function
• ABS Function
• ACOS Function
• ASIN Function
• ATAN Function
• ATAN2 Function
• B_TO_KB Function
• BYTES_TO_MEGA Function
• CEILING Function
• CMTOINCHES Function
• COS Function
• DTOR Function
• enum_drop Function
• enumeration_load Function
• enumeration_play Function
• enumeration_save Function
• EXP Function
• FLOOR Function
• INCHES_TO_TWIPS Function
• INCHESTOCM Function
• LOG Function
• log10 Function
• MATH_PI
• MAX Function
• MIN Function
• MOD Function
• PIXELS_TO_TWIPS Function
• RAND Function
• ROUND Function
• ROUND_DOWN Function
• ROUND_UP Function
• RTOD Function
• SIGN Function
• SIN Function
• SQRT Function
• TAN Function
• TWIPS_TO_INCHES Function
• TWIPS_TO_PIXELS Function

ROUND Function

Syntax

Arguments

number

Numeric

decimal_places

A integer number greater than or equal to zero.

Description

Rounds off a number to a specified number of decimal places.

Discussion

ROUND() returns a Number rounded off to the specified number of Decimal_Places. If you round to zero Decimal_Places, an integer is returned.

Example

round(2.1234,2) -> 2.12
round(SALARY/52,2) -> 490.38, if SALARY contains 25500

Round() and Matching Excel's Behavior

Prior to November 2013, the round() function in client-side calculated fields was using the built-inJavascript Math.round() method to round values. The Javascript Math.round() function rounds negative numbers differently that some people might expect (and differently than Excel does, for example). For example:

Math.round(-4.5,0)  returns -4

However, Excel returns -5. To be consistent with Excel's behavior (which is likely what most users would expect), when the Round() function is used in a client-side calculation, it now uses the Excel convention. Behind the scenes, the round() function in a client-side calculation is actually translated into the built-in $u.n.round() function in the Alpha Anywhere Javascript library. This function now takes these optional flags

• u - round up

• d - round down

• a - away from zero (new)

• t - toward zero (new)

For example:

$u.n.round(4.25,1)= 4.3
$u.n.round(-4.25,1) = -4.3

$u.n.round(4.25,1,'u') = 4.3
$u.n.round(-4.25,1,'u') = -4.2

$u.n.round(4.25,1,'d') = 4.2
$u.n.round(-4.25,1,'d') = -4.3

$u.n.round(4.25,1,'a') = 4.3
$u.n.round(-4.25,1,'a') = -4.3

$u.n.round(4.25,1,'t') = 4.2
$u.n.round(-4.25,1,'t') = -4.2

See Also

• Mathematical Functions