floor()
returns the largest floating point number that is less than or equal to the given number and equal to a mathematical integer.
Syntax: floor(expression)
Returns: A Float.
Arguments
Name | Description |
expression | A numeric expression. |
Example
RETURN floor(1.3)
The value returned will be the largest floating point number smaller than 1.3 that will be lesser or equal to 1.3 and will be an integer. Hence the value returned would be 1.0
Considerations
floor(null)
returnsnull
.
Example
RETURN floor(-1.7)
Returns the following Result
floor(-1.7) |
-2.0 |
Example
RETURN floor(5)
Returns the following Result
floor(5) |
5.0 |
Note– The value returned by the floor()
function is always a float and never an integer.
Example
RETURN floor(null)
Returns the following Result
floor(null) |
null |
Note– floor(null)
returns null
.