Round Function

   
Round Function

Class

System.Math

Syntax

 Math.Round(   value   [,   digits   ]) 
value (required; Numeric expression)

Any numeric expression

digits (optional; Integer)

The number of places to include after the decimal point

Return Value

The same data type as value

Description

Rounds a given number to a specified number of decimal places

Rules at a Glance

  • digits can be any whole number between 0 and 16.

  • Round follows standard rules for rounding. If the digit in the position to the right of digits is 5 or greater, the digit in the digits position is incremented by one; otherwise , the digits to the right of digits are dropped.

  • This is a Shared member, so it can be used without creating any objects.

Programming Tips and Gotchas

  • Round with digits set to 2 is the equivalent of Format (expression, "#. ##") .

  • If value is a string representation of a numeric value, Round will convert it to a numeric value before rounding. However, if expression is not a string representation of a number, Round generates runtime error 13, "Type mismatch." The IsNumeric function can be used to ensure that expression is a proper numeric representation before calling Round .

  • If value contains fewer decimal places than digits , Round does not pad the return value with trailing zeroes.

VB.NET/VB 6 Differences

The named parameters of the Round function differ in VB 6 and in the .NET Framework. In VB 6, the named arguments are number and numdigitsafterdecimal . In VB.NET, they're value and digits .

See Also

Fix Function, Int Function

   


VB.Net Language in a Nutshell
VB.NET Language in a Nutshell
ISBN: B00006L54Q
EAN: N/A
Year: 2002
Pages: 503

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