a % b

a % b

Operand types:

a: Number

b: Number

Type of returned value:

Number

Description:

Remainder, of a divided by b.

Notes:
(1) Remainder is calculated in real domain.
(2) % is identical to mod

Example:

4.5 % 3 ..........Result is 1.5

Comments

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)