floor

Type

Math Function

Purpose

The floor function rounds down a numeric value to the next lowest integer.

Syntax

floor( NUMERIC VALUE)

Returns

An integer value.

Usage

The numeric value in a Math function can be a constant value, a variable, a field value, or an expression.

Examples

floor( 5.000)

Returns: 5

floor( 5.999)

Returns: 5

floor ( ( current date - BIRTHDATE) /365.25)

Returns: The result of the age calculation. The operation contained in the interior set of parentheses is performed first and returns an age value expressed in days. The exterior calculation converts the age in days to years. If the current date is 05/30/2001 and the value in the BIRTHDATE field is 07/02/62, the function returns 38.