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Description

Description:: Remainder of a divided by b.
Alias:: mod
Groups:: Math

Syntax

Syntax:: a % b
Parameters:: a: Number
: b: Number
Return Value:: Number

Examples

Example 1:: 4.5 % 3 // result is 1.5

Additional Information

See also:: mod Operators

Notes

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Hoz - c

Posted on Apr 16, 2006 - 01:34 (UTC)

Remainder is calculated in real domain.
a % b is identical to mod

You can use % to round a decimal number down to the nearest whole number. For example: If you wanted to use the command random to generate a whole number between 0 and 5, you could put this in a script:

_rand = random 6; _num = _rand - (_rand % 1);

In A1, the new commands round, floor or ceil would be the easier way to round.

SilentSpike - c: Posted on Jul 21, 2015 - 14:55 (UTC)
: Be careful when dealing with negative numbers. The way a modulo operation treats negatives differs between languages. In SQF truncated division is used, hence:
-12 % -10 = -2 -12 % 10 = -2 12 % -10 = 2 12 % 10 = 2

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-Note: Remainder is calculated in real domain.
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-'''Example:'''
+|s1= a [[a % b|%]] b
-.5 '''%''' 3 ..........Result is 1.5
+|p1= a: [[Number]]
+|p2= b: [[Number]]
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+|x1= <sqf>4.5 % 3 // result is 1.5</sqf>
+|seealso= [[mod]] [[Operators]]
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+|user= Hoz
+|timestamp= 20060416013400
+|text= <nowiki/>
+* Remainder is calculated in real domain.
+* [[a % b]] is identical to [[mod]]
+You can use % to round a decimal number down to the nearest whole number. For example: If you wanted to use the command random to generate a whole number between 0 and 5, you could put this in a script:
+<sqf>
+_rand = random 6;
+_num = _rand - (_rand % 1);
+</sqf>
+In A1, the new commands [[round]], [[floor]] or [[ceil]] would be the easier way to round.
+}}
+{{Note
+|user= SilentSpike
+|timestamp= 20150721145500
+|text= Be careful when dealing with negative numbers. The way a modulo operation treats negatives differs between languages. In SQF truncated division is used, hence:
+<sqf>
+-12 % -10 = -2
+-12 %  10 = -2
+% -10 =  2
+%  10 =  2
+</sqf>
+}}