What's the difference between Trunc and Int?

Humanetico · Post by **Humanetico** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:46 pm

For a widely range of values tested by me in Macroscheduler (positive and negative values), Trunc and Int functions returns a same integer value. If possible, I wish a example where Trunc and Int evaluates in a different integer value.

In addition, never occured in my tests a round operation in both functions, only a truncate operation. Is this behavior expected? What's the meaning of the words " ... rounded toward zero." in Macroscheduler's help for this two functions?

Thank you.

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:59 am

Does this info help? I suspect there might be a difference between a floating point value and an integer value in Delphi but not in Macro Scheduler. Macro Scheduler is written in Delphi.

Humanetico · Post by **Humanetico** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:26 pm

Thank you, JRL. Your Delphi Basics link was very useful. In this link I found too a good explanation about Round function:

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The Round function rounds a floating point Number to an Integer value.

The rounding uses Bankers rules, where an exact half value causes a rounding to an even number:

12.4 rounds to 12
12.5 rounds to 12 // Round down to even
12.6 rounds to 13

13.4 rounds to 13
13.5 rounds to 14 // Round up to even
13.6 rounds to 14

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I made a test and Macroscheduler use Bankers rules too in your Round function, although in Macroscheduler help is said: " ... If X is exactly halfway between two whole numbers, the result is the number with the greatest absolute magnitude.".

Thanks.