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[lp_math_percentage]

Description

Link: [lp_math_percentage]

Author: Bil Corry

Category: Math

Version: 8.x

License: Public Domain

Posted: Dec. 23, 2005

Updated: Jan. 01, 0001

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Returns the percentage value given the part and the total.

Requires [lp_decimal_precisionSet]

Parameters

-part	decimal, required	The part of the total.
-total	decimal, required	The total.
-precision	integer, optional	The precision to use for the percentage returned. Default is 0.

Sample Usage

<pre>
<b>Percentage Examples:</b>

Without precision:
['[']lp_math_percentage: 2, 5[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 2, 5]</b>
['[']lp_math_percentage: 2, 5.82[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 2, 5.82]</b>
['[']lp_math_percentage: 2.73, 5[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 2.73, 5]</b>
['[']lp_math_percentage: 2.73, 5.82[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 2.73, 5.82]</b>
['[']lp_math_percentage: 67, 13[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 67, 13]</b>

With precision:
['[']lp_math_percentage: 2, 5, 1[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 2, 5, 1]</b>
['[']lp_math_percentage: 2, 5.82, 2[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 2, 5.82, 2]</b>
['[']lp_math_percentage: 2.73, 5, 3[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 2.73, 5, 3]</b>
['[']lp_math_percentage: 2.73, 5.82, 4[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 2.73, 5.82, 4]</b>
['[']lp_math_percentage: 67, 13, 5[']'] = <b>[lp_math_percentage: 67, 13, 5]</b>
</pre>

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[

define_tag:'lp_math_percentage',
	-description='Returns the percentage value given the part and the total.',
	-priority='replace',
	-required='part',
	-required='total',
	-optional='precision';

	// did we get a precision?
	if:!(local_defined:'precision');
		// nope, set it to zero
		local:'precision' = 0;
	/if;

	// return the percentage
	return: (lp_decimal_precisionSet: (decimal: (decimal:#part) / (decimal:#total) * (decimal:100)), (integer:#precision));

/define_tag;
     
]

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