Integer Conversion

[pa-kay]

So far this forum has been unbelievably helpful, so here goes another question:

How does one define an integer variable, or convert a floating point number to the nearest integer value (i.e. rounded not truncated)?

I'm trying to divide two numbers and use the result as a counter variable, but there is floating point error in the result (which should be a whole number). I could only find the parseInt() function, but that's only for string conversion, right? I know this is real basic stuff, but my last programming language was FORTRAN (it's okay, go ahead and laugh).

Thanks.

[dloomis]

Math.round(x) wil round x to the nearest integer, according to my java script book.

[eSignal_JasonK]

Hello pa-kay,

Here's a couple of links to some JavaScript 1.5 resources you'll find useful. These are also mentioned in the EFS Help Center & Library at the bottom link.

Core JavaScript Guide 1.5
Core JavaScript Reference 1.5

[pa-kay]

Thank you. I'll make better use of the reference links in the future. Sure enough, there is an example in the EFS Help Center & Library showing how to round a number. Long ago it was necessary to define a variable as an integer, floating point, or string type. Of course, that seems pretty stodgy now, kinda like how my brain is working lately.

Fantastic! Thank you again.