a % b

1.001.001.001.001.501.000.50

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Description

Description:

Remainder of a divided by b.

Alias:

mod

Groups:

Math

Syntax

Syntax:

a % b

Parameters:

a: Number

b: Number

Return Value:

Number

Examples

Example 1:

4.5 % 3 // result is 1.5

Additional Information

See also:

mod Operators

Notes

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Hoz - c

Posted on Apr 16, 2006 - 01:34 (UTC)

• Remainder is calculated in real domain.
• a % b is identical to mod

You can use % to round a decimal number down to the nearest whole number. For example: If you wanted to use the command random to generate a whole number between 0 and 5, you could put this in a script:

_rand = random 6; _num = _rand - (_rand % 1);

In A1, the new commands round, floor or ceil would be the easier way to round.

SilentSpike - c

Posted on Jul 21, 2015 - 14:55 (UTC)

Be careful when dealing with negative numbers. The way a modulo operation treats negatives differs between languages. In SQF truncated division is used, hence:

-12 % -10 = -2 -12 % 10 = -2 12 % -10 = 2 12 % 10 = 2