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How to round a float in F#?

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Is there a function that can round a float in Fsharp? Something like

round(3.21156,3) = 3,212

Thanks

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fabco63 Avatar asked Mar 27 '12 09:03

fabco63


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3 Answers

System.Math.Round (3.21156,3);;
val it : float = 3.212
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Gus Avatar answered Nov 27 '22 03:11

Gus


For reference, there are also built-in F# functions for floor, ceiling, truncate, and round; however, the built-in round function doesn't allow you to specify the precision like System.Math.Round(...) does.

Reference: https://fsharp.github.io/fsharp-core-docs/reference/fsharp-core-operators.html

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Jack P. Avatar answered Nov 27 '22 05:11

Jack P.


good old multiply-divide by ten-to-the-power-of-the-precision-needed

round (3.21156 * 1000.) / 1000.
//3.212
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Ilya Kharlamov Avatar answered Nov 27 '22 04:11

Ilya Kharlamov