Re: Math.ceil()...lingo style

[roymeo]

Write your own. :)

Here's a floor and ceiling function.

-- Floor & Ceiling v1.1
-- 020607 roymeo(@)brokenoffcarantenna.com
-- Director 8.5
-- USAGE/DESCRIPTION:
--   Floor (round any non-integer down) and Ceiling (round any non-integer 
up) fn's
--   returns the integer value
-- REQUIRES:
--   nothing
-- CAST CONVENTIONS:
--   none
-- SCORE CONVENTIONS:
--   none
-- USEFUL MESSAGES:
--   Floor(float)
--   Ciling(float)
-- PARAMETERS:
--   none
-- OWNER:  roymeo
-- HISTORY/NOTES:
--  010426-roymeo  v1.0  from mare(@)pop.bart.nl
--  020607-roymeo  v1.1  corrected ceiling function in response to Lingo-L 
question

-- PROPERTIES
--none
-- HANDLERS
on floor x
  return integer(x - .5)
end
on ceiling x
  if x <> integer(x) then
    return (floor(x) + 1)
  else
    return integer(x)
  end if
end
roymeo

At 10:10 AM 1/26/2004, you wrote:
Hi all...

I want to automatically convert a float to the next highest integer.
Flash has the Math.ceil() method, so what's the most efficient way to do
this in Lingo?
I appreciate any responses, and have a superb day.

Thanks,
Michael M.
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