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[pk_math_percentage]

Description

Link: [pk_math_percentage]

Author: Pier Kuipers

Category: Math

Version: 6.x

License: Public Domain

Posted: Jan. 10, 2006

Updated: Jan. 16, 2006

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tag returns the percentage of two numbers

Parameters

none

Sample Usage

<pre>
<b>Examples:</b><br>
<br>
Without precision:<br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 5, 2[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 5, 2]</b><br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 5.82, 2[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 5.82, 2]</b><br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 5, 2.73[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 5, 2.73]</b><br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 5.82, 2.73[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 5.82, 2.73]</b><br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 13, 67[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 13, 67]</b><br>
<br>
With precision:<br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 5, 2, 1[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 5, 2, 1]</b><br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 5.82, 2, 2[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 5.82, 2, 2]</b><br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 5, 2.73, 3[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 5, 2.73, 3]</b><br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 5.82, 2.73, 4[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 5.82, 2.73, 4]</b><br>
['[']pk_math_percentage: 13, 67, 5[']'] = <b>[pk_math_percentage: 13, 67, 5]</b><br>
</pre>

Source Code

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<?lassoscript
/*
pk_math_percentage
by pier kuipers (pier@visualid.com)
modified by bil corry (bil@lasso.biz)
returns the percentage of two numbers
usage: [pk_math_percentage: total, part, precision]
(precision is optional)
*/
	if: !(lasso_tagexists:'pk_math_percentage');

		define_tag:'pk_math_percentage',
			-required='total',
			-required='part',
			-optional='precision';
	
			did we get a precision?
			if:!(local_defined:'precision');
				nope, set it to zero
				local:'precision' = 0;
			/if;
			
			make sure precision is an integer
			#precision = integer: #precision;	
	
			calculate the percentage
			local:'percentage' = decimal:#part / decimal:#total * decimal:100;
	
			format the percentage
			#percentage->(setformat: -precision=#precision);
	
			return the percentage
			return: #percentage;
	
		/define_tag;
		
	/If;
     
?>

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