Friday, January 11, 2013

Floor Function


In Oracle/PLSQL, the floor function returns the largest integer value that is equal to or less than a number.

Syntax

The syntax for the floor function is:
floor( number )
number is the value used to determine the largest integer value that is equal to or less than a number.

Applies To

  • Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i, Oracle 8i

For Example

floor(5.9)would return 5
floor(34.29)would return 34
floor(-5.9)would return -6