Re: Rounded off

[czgrr <czgrr@my-deja.com>]

In article <7jn9af$63i$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> wrote:
> [snip] The proper answer for rounding float
> to integer is of course
>
>   Integer (X)
>
An additional note on this for those of you who, like me, still use
Ada83.

This is the text of a warning message from ObjectAda when the above
statement is compiled with the Ada83 error checking enabled...

simulation_programs.adb: Ada 83 Warning: line 945 col 42 LRM:4.6(33),
Rounding of Float to Integer now rounds away from 0, Continuing
Ada Compatibility Guide Number 16,
Notes:  Programs should not depend on how rounding is done
        and in Ada83 it was implementation-dependent.  In
        Ada9X it is always away from 0.

So if you are using Ada83 you need to check what your compiler does,
and if in doubt, write a function that does it the way you want.

czgrr

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