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INTPART

The INTPART function calculates the integer part of a decimal number by truncating its decimal fraction.

Return Value

INTEGER

Syntax

INTPART(expression)

Arguments

expression

The decimal expression whose integer part is to be returned.

Notes

Large Values

When expression has a value larger than is allowed for an INTEGER (a value between -2,147,483,647 and 2,147,483,647), INTPART returns an NA value.

Examples

Example 7-130 Calculating the Integer Part of a Decimal Number

The following example shows the integer part of the number 3.14. The statement

show intpart(3.14)

produces the following result.

3