Re: [Templates] rounding numbers

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>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Cross <dave@xxxx.xxx.xx> writes:

Dave> On Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 03:00:09PM +0100, Matthias.Dillier@xxx.xx wrote:
>> templates-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote on 17.02.2005 11:38:44:
>> 
>> > You can write a couple of simple macros to do it for you:
>> > 
>> > [% MACRO ceiling(n) 
>> >     GET n + 1 
>> >      FILTER format("%d");
>> > 
>> > 
>> >    MACRO floor(n)
>> >     GET n 
>> >      FILTER format("%d"); 
>> > %]
>> > 
>> > [% ceiling(1.5) %]   # round up
>> > [% floor(1.5)   %]   # round down
>> 
>> [% ceiling(2) %]   # gives 3, rounded up to much.
>> Or do I misinterpret something here?

Dave> You can change the macro to add 0.5 instead of 1.

Dave> But then that'll probably fail on negative numbers or something
Dave> like that :(

Or on 1.4.  That'll give a ceiling of 1.  Still not right. :)

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