JavaScript round() Method: Math Object

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:37 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Description

The round() method of math object is used to get the value of a number rounded to the nearest integer. If the fractional part of the number is greater than or equal to .5, the argument is rounded to the next higher integer. If the fractional part of the number is less than .5, the argument is rounded to the next lower integer.

Version

Implemented in JavaScript 1.0

Syntax

round(x)

Parameter

x: Refers a number.

$js math object round$

Example:

In the following web document, round() method rounded various numbers to their nearest integers.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>JavaScript Math object - round() method example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1 style="color: red">JavaScript Math object : round() method</h1>
<hr />
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(Math.round(0.99) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.round(0.50) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.round(0.49) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.round(-22.45) + "<br />");
document.write(Math.round(-8.51)+ "<br />");
x=44.50
document.write(Math.round(x));
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Supported Browser

Internet Explorer 7	Firefox 3.6	Google Chrome 7	Safari 5.0.1	Opera 10
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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