TRUNC Function

Returns a number truncated to the specified number of digits.

Syntax

TRUNC(number, numberofdigits )

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data Type	Description
number	Required	Numeric	The number to truncate.
numberofdigits	Required	Numeric	The number of digits to which to truncate number.

Return value

Numeric.

Remarks

If numberofdigits is greater than 0, number is truncated to numberofdigits to the right of the decimal. If numberofdigits is 0, number is truncated to an integer. If numberofdigits is less than 0, number is truncated to numberofdigits to the left of the decimal.

Example 1

TRUNC(123.654,2)

Returns 123.65.

Example 2

TRUNC(123.654,0)

Returns 123.

Example 3

TRUNC(123.654,-1)

Returns 120.