VB.NET Language Pocket Reference

Name

Fix Function — Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion

Synopsis

Fix(number)

number required; Double or any numeric expression

A number whose integer portion is to be returned

Return Value

A number of the same data type as number whose value is the integer portion of number

Description

For nonnegative numbers, Fix returns the floor of the number (the largest integer less than or equal to number). For negative numbers, Fix returns the ceiling of the number (the smallest integer greater than or equal to number). If number is Nothing, Fix returns Nothing.

The operation of Int and Fix are identical when dealing with positive numbers: numbers are rounded down to the next lowest whole number. For example, both Int(3.14) and Fix(3.14) return 3. If number is negative, Fix removes its fractional part, thereby returning the next greater whole number. For example, Fix(-3.667) returns -3. This contrasts with Int, which returns the negative integer less than or equal to number (or -4, in the case of our example).