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fract()

fract()

Calculates the fractional part of a number.

A number's fractional part includes its decimal values. For example, fract(12.34) returns 0.34.

Examples

$fract example 1$

function setup()
  size(100, 100)

  background(200)

  -- Style the text.
  textAlign(CENTER)
  textSize(16)
  fill(0)

  -- Original number.
  local n = 56.78
  text(n, 50, 33)

  -- Fractional part.
  local f = fract(n)
  text(f, 50, 67)

  describe('The number 56.78 written above the number 0.78.')
end

Syntax

fract(n)

Parameters

Parameter
n	Number: number whose fractional part will be computed.

Returns

Number: fractional part of n.