Cleanup Issue FORMAT-ROUNDING
- Category
- CHANGE
- References
- FORMAT (p. 390)
Problem Description
For the ~F FORMAT directive, the implementation can either round up or down when the rounding produces printed values equidistant from the scaled value of the argument.
Specify that the implementation rounds up when the rounding produces printed values equidistant from the scaled value of the argument.Rationale
This change allows predictible results to occur when rounding occurs.Current Practice
Adoption Cost
Mininal.Benefits
This clarification will assist users in writing portable code.Conversion Cost
Minimal.Aesthetics
None.Discussion
Edit History
- 5-OCT-88, Version 1 by Chapman