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{{Command|= Comments
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| ofp |= Game name
 
|1.00|= Game version
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| Remainder of a divided by b. |= Description
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| a '''%''' b |= Syntax
 
|p1= a: [[Number]] |=
 
|p2= b: [[Number]] |=
 
| [[Number]] |= Return value
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|x1= <pre>4.5 % 3</pre>
 
Result is 1.5 |=
 
| [[mod]], [[Operators]] |= See also
 
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<h3 style="display:none">Notes</h3>
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(1) Remainder is calculated in real domain.<br>
(2) '''%''' 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)
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Revision as of 17:00, 15 January 2007

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Description

Description:
Remainder of a divided by b.
Groups:
Uncategorised

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:
modOperators

Notes

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Notes

(1) Remainder is calculated in real domain.
(2) % 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)

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