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bc.digits

bc.digits
Lua function bc.digits Summary Digits after the decimal place Prototype `old = bc.digits (n)` Description `Do subsequent calculations to n digits after the decimal point. eg. bc.digits (20) a = bc.number (5.5) + 1 print (a) --> 6.50000000000000000000 Returns the old number of digits, so you could save them, change them, and then restore them.` See Also ... Topics Lua base functions Lua bc (big number) functions Lua bit manipulation functions Lua coroutine functions Lua debug functions Lua io functions Lua math functions Lua os functions Lua package functions Lua PCRE regular expression functions Lua script extensions Lua string functions Lua table functions Lua utilities Scripting Lua functions bc.add (Addition) bc.compare (Comparison) bc.div (Division) bc.isneg (Tests if negative) bc.iszero (Tests if zero) bc.mod (Modulus) bc.mul (Multiplication) bc.number (Create a big number) bc.pow (Power) bc.sqrt (Square root) bc.sub (Subtraction) bc.tostring (Converts to a string) bc.version (Version) (Help topic: lua=bc.digits) Documentation contents page

Lua function

bc.digits

Summary

Digits after the decimal place

Prototype

old = bc.digits (n)

Description

Do subsequent calculations to n digits after the decimal point.



eg. 




bc.digits (20)
a = bc.number (5.5) + 1
print (a)  --> 6.50000000000000000000




Returns the old number of digits, so you could save them, change them, and then restore them.