Here is how I do it:
<j:new var="aBigDecimal1" className="java.math.BigDecimal"> <j:arg type="java.lang.String" value="${passrateTotal.toString()}"/> </j:new> <j:new var="aBigDecimal2" className="java.math.BigDecimal"> <j:arg type="java.lang.String" value="${nrOfProjects.toString()}"/> </j:new> <j:new var="aJavaLangInteger" className="java.lang.Integer"> <j:arg type="java.lang.String" value="0"/> </j:new> <j:invoke var="anInt" on="${aJavaLangInteger}" method="intValue"/> <j:invoke var="Result" on="${aBigDecimal1}" method="divide"> <j:arg value="${aBigDecimal2}"/> <j:arg value="${anInt}"/> <j:arg value="${anInt}"/> </j:invoke> -----Original Message----- From: Wim Deblauwe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 3:00 AM To: Maven Users List Subject: JEXL arithmatic strangeness Hi, does somebody know why division does not work in JEXL? I have the following fragment: <x:set var="nrOfProjects" select="count(//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'junitpassrate'][not(text()='-')][text()])" /> <x:forEach var="passRate" select="//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'junitpassrate'][not(text()='-')][text()]"> <x:set var="passrateValue" select="number(substring-before(text(), ' %'))"/> <j:set var="passrateTotal" value="${passrateTotal + passrateValue}"/> <echo>total: ${passrateTotal}</echo> </x:forEach> <echo>total: ${passrateTotal}</echo> <echo>nrOfProjects: ${nrOfProjects}</echo> <j:set var="averagePassrate" value="${passrateTotal / nrOfProjects}"/> <p>Average pass rate (not-weighed): </p> <echo>${averagePassrate}</echo> <j:set var="averagePassrate2" value="${passrateTotal * nrOfProjects}"/> <echo>${averagePassrate2}</echo> The variable 'averagePassrate' is empty somehow. However when I change the division ('/') by multiplification or addition or subtraction, the math is performed correctly. Any ideas? regards, Wim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]