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Attributes 'Truncation
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Description
X'Truncation(Y) is an Ada attribute where X is any floating-point type and Y is any instance of that type. This attribute represents the truncation of Y to an integer value.
If Y is negative, then Truncation is equivalent to X'Ceiling(Y). If Y is positive, then Truncation is equivalent to X'Floor(Y).
Example
X : Float := 1.5;
Y : Float := 1.0;
Z : Float := -1.999;
Assert (Float'Truncation(X) = 1.0); Ok
Assert (Float'Truncation(Y) = 1.0); Ok
Assert (Float'Truncation(Z) = -1.0); Ok
Assert (Float'Truncation(Z) = -2.0); Wrong
See also
Wikibook
Ada Programming
Ada Programming/Attributes
Ada Programming/Attributes/'Ceiling
Ada Programming/Attributes/'Floor
Ada Programming/Attributes/'Rounding
Ada Programming/Attributes/'Remainder
Ada Programming/Attributes/'Unbiased_Rounding
Ada Reference Manual
13 3 Operational and Representation Attributes
K Language-Defined Attributes
Truncation