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DecimalFromInt

Returns a 64-bit integer as a Decimal, exactly.

Syntax

DecimalFromInt( n )

Examples

#import "std/money"
using money

'' A LONGINT, exactly -- every one of them fits
print DecimalFromInt( 0 ).ToString( )     '' 0
print DecimalFromInt( -1234567890123456789 ).ToString( )
'' -1234567890123456789

'' including MIN_VALUE_LONGINT, which has no positive counterpart in a
'' LONGINT and is exactly where a hand-written negation wraps
print DecimalFromInt( -9223372036854775808 ).ToString( )
'' -9223372036854775808

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Library: Finance
Category: Finance
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