Functions and operators : ROUND( )

ROUND( )

Rounds a number to a specified number of digits.

Syntax

ROUND(num)
ROUND(num, dec)

Arguments

num

The number to round.

dec

The number of digits to which to round num. If you omit dec, ROUND( ) assumes 0.

Returns

A number rounded to a specified number of digits.

Example

The following example rounds the numbers in the PriceEstimate data field to return an integer. For example, if the PriceEstimate value is 1545.50, ROUND( ) returns 1546. If the PriceEstimate value is 1545.25, ROUND( ) returns 1545.

ROUND([PriceEstimate])

The following example rounds the numbers in the PriceEstimate data field to one decimal place. For example, if the PriceEstimate value is 1545.56, ROUND( ) returns 1545.6. If the PriceEstimate value is 1545.23, ROUND( ) returns 1545.2.

ROUND([PriceEstimate], 1)

The following example rounds the numbers in the PriceEstimate data field to one digit to the left of the decimal point. For example, if the PriceEstimate value is 1545.56, ROUND( ) returns 1550. If the PriceEstimate value is 1338.50, ROUND( ) returns 1340.

ROUND([PriceEstimate], -1)