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How to display a float with a given precision

  • 1.  How to display a float with a given precision

    Posted 10/16/17 03:11 AM

    Hi,

    we have a RFE : C-like printf function for OPL Script

    https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=84471

    But in the meantime let me a workaround given by @trebron

    https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/topic?id=77777777-0000-0000-0000-000014439808&ps=25

    execute
    {

    function toGivenPrecision(v, prec) {
    var m = Opl.pow(10,prec);
    var s = "" + Opl.round(m * v) / m;
    var idx = s.indexOf(".");
    if(idx >= 0 && idx+prec < s.length)
    {
    s = s.substring(0,idx+prec+1);
    }
    return (s);
    }

    var f=1.23456;
    writeln(toGivenPrecision(f,4));
    writeln(toGivenPrecision(f,3));
    writeln(toGivenPrecision(f,2));
    writeln(toGivenPrecision(f,1));


    }

    which gives

    1.2346
    1.235
    1.23
    1.2

    regards


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