Returns the floor of (largest integer not greater than) a number.

Syntax

FLOOR( numeric-expression )

Parameters

Remarks

This function converts its arguments to DOUBLE, performs the computation in double-precision floating point, and returns a DOUBLE as the result.

See also

• CEILING function [Numeric]

Standards and compatibility

Example

The following statements returns a Floor value of 123

SELECT FLOOR (123);

The following statements returns a Floor value of 123

SELECT FLOOR (123.45);

The following statements returns a Floor value of -124

SELECT FLOOR (-123.45);