INTPART

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

Return Value

INTEGER

Syntax

INTPART(expression)

Parameters

expression

The decimal expression whose integer part is to be returned.

Usage 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