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Greenprints Clean NRG
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September 16, 2020
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Rounding to the Nearest 5, but making 5 come back as 5 instead of 10

  • September 16, 2020
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Hi,

 

I used the following script:

Math.ceil(N / 5) * 5;

 

But it's not quite giving me what I want. For instance "5" returns "10", but I need it to return "5"

I need it to look like the following:

0.01 - 5.00 = 5

5.01 - 10.00 = 10

10.01 - 15.00 = 15

15.01 - 20.00 = 20

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Correct answer ls_rbls

Using the script below gives you the results that you're looking with any of the values in those ranges.

 

I may be wrong, but is working on my end.

 

var f = Math.ceil(event.target.value / 5) * 5;

event.value = util.printf("%.0f", f);

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ls_rbls
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ls_rblsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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September 16, 2020

Using the script below gives you the results that you're looking with any of the values in those ranges.

 

I may be wrong, but is working on my end.

 

var f = Math.ceil(event.target.value / 5) * 5;

event.value = util.printf("%.0f", f);
ls_rbls
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September 16, 2020

This is a custom calucation script . 

Bernd Alheit
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September 16, 2020

What does you get when you use N / 5

Greenprints Clean NRG
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September 16, 2020

It doesn't round to the nearest 5 at all.

 

 

 

 

Bernd Alheit
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September 16, 2020

So you get 2 for 5.0 / 5 ?

ls_rbls
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September 16, 2020

Please define what you're trying to do.

 

You said that you're using a custom calculation script. Based on what you posted your rounding up a number that is divided by 5, then you multply that result by 5.

 

Then in the examples below you're using substraction. And not only that is a subsctraction but you're also substracting a larger number from a smaller number; the larger number also has a negative value.  So you're ccreating a confusion here.

 

If all you need is to avoid the zeroes appearing to the right of the decimal point use the utilprintf() method and if you don't want anything to be rounded up , nand all you want is to truncate a number that has decimal value then use the toFixed() method.

 

For the util.printf() method you should use Something like this: 

 

event.value = util.printf("%.0f", event.target.value);
Greenprints Clean NRG
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September 16, 2020

Sorry, the lower values are not a subtraction, but a range. I need all numbers between 0.01 to 5.00 to return the value of "5"

Nesa Nurani
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September 16, 2020

Whit that calculation they all will return 5.

To get results you want, you need something like this: Math.ceil(N/5)*X , X being field where you input first value (0.01, 5.01. 10.01...etc)

Greenprints Clean NRG
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September 16, 2020

Basically, I'm trying to round up to the nearest 5, but when the info is 5, I want it to stay at 5 and not round up to 10.

Nesa Nurani
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September 16, 2020

So those are range and not substractions, In that case your code should work fine, there must be something else in your file. Check field calculation order maybe.