round

Rounds a numeric value

Description

The fn:round function is used to round a numeric value to the nearest integer. If the decimal portion of the number is .5 or greater, it is rounded up to the greater whole number (even if its negative), otherwise it is rounded down.

The result type depends the numeric type of the argument. If $arg is untyped, it is cast to xs:double.

Parameters

Description

arg:numeric()

Examples

XPath

Results

round(5)

5

round(5.1)

5

round(5.5)

6

round(-5.5)

-5

round(-5.51)

-6

See Also