Mod

Description

Obtains the remainder (modulus) of a division operation.

Syntax

Mod ( x, y )

Argument

Description

x

The number you want to divide by y

y

The number you want to divide into x


Return value

The datatype of x or y, whichever datatype is more precise. If any argument's value is null, Mod returns null.

Examples

This statement returns 2:

Mod(20, 6)

This statement returns 1.5:

Mod(25.5, 4)

This statement returns 2.5:

Mod(25, 4.5)

See also

Mod method for DataWindows in the section called “Mod” in DataWindow Reference.