FLOOR: Returns the floor value (next lowest integer below number) : FLOOR « Numeric Math Functions « Oracle PL / SQL






FLOOR: Returns the floor value (next lowest integer below number)

  


SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table TestTable(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,
  3    MyName             VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    MyDate             DATE,
  5    MyNumber           Number(8,2)
  6  )
  7  /

Table created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('1','Alison',to_date('19960711','YYYYMMDD'),12.12);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('2','Jason',to_date('19970622','YYYYMMDD'),-12.12);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('3','Smith',to_date('19980513','YYYYMMDD'),22.1);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('4','Tailor',to_date('19990624','YYYYMMDD'),-2.12);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values('5','Darlene',to_date('20000415','YYYYMMDD'),2.1);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select * from TestTable;

ID   MYNAME     MYDATE      MYNUMBER
---- ---------- --------- ----------
1    Alison     11-JUL-96      12.12
2    Jason      22-JUN-97     -12.12
3    Smith      13-MAY-98       22.1
4    Tailor     24-JUN-99      -2.12
5    Darlene    15-APR-00        2.1

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- FLOOR: Returns the floor value (next lowest integer below number).
SQL>
SQL> select MyNumber, FLOOR(MyNumber) from TestTable;

  MYNUMBER FLOOR(MYNUMBER)
---------- ---------------
     12.12              12
    -12.12             -13
      22.1              22
     -2.12              -3
       2.1               2

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table TestTable;

Table dropped.

SQL>
SQL>
           
         
    
  








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