Frac

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Frac

Returns the fractional part, keeping the sign, so Frac(-1.75) is -0.75.

Syntax

Declare Function Frac ( ByVal number As Double ) As Double
Declare Function Frac ( ByVal number As Integer ) As Integer
Declare Function Frac ( ByVal number As UInteger ) As UInteger

Parameters

• number

Description

Equivalent to: (number - Fix(number)).
For example, Frac(4.25) will return 0.25, and Frac(-1.75) will return -0.75. For integer types, the value 0 is always returned.

The Frac unary Operator can be overloaded with user defined types.

Return Value

Returns the fractional part of a number or expression.

Remarks

Usage

result = Frac( number )

Dialect Differences

• In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.

Differences from QB

• New to FreeBASIC

See also

• Fix
• Operator

Examples

Print Frac(10.625)  '' will print  0.625

Print Frac(-10.625) '' will print -0.625

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Category: Mathematical Functions
Kind: function

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