RE: [xsl] Round function in XSL 1.0

["Vladimir Nesterovsky" <vladimir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Try with the below:
> 
> <xsl:variable name="amount_val" select="'8.42500'"></xsl:variable>
> <xsl:value-of select="round(100 * number($amount_val)) div 100"/>

That's very wrong!
As "The round function returns the number that is closest to the argument 
and that is an integer. If there are two such numbers, then the one that is 
closest to positive infinity is returned."

round(842.500) => 843
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Vladimir Nesterovsky
http://www.nesterovsky-bros.com/



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anil Kumar Veeramalli [mailto:anil.v@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 12:19 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [xsl] Round function in XSL 1.0
> 
> Hi
>  I am using  XSL 1.0 version. I am looking for Rounding function similar
> 
> to SQL.
> 
>   <xsl:variable name="amount_val" select='8.42500'></xsl:variable>
> 
> I have a variable with  the value of 8.42500. Its a string. I want to 
> round this number to 8.43. How can I do this in XSL1.0.
> 
> Please suggest me on this.
> 
> Thanks,
> Anil