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Function 'sqr'

     

This function returns the result of the square function.

 

Syntax:

  {INT_VAR|FLO_VAR}= sqr({NUM_EXPR})
 

I/O parameters:

{NUM_EXPR} Value to be calculated.
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Return value:

 
{INT_VAR|FLO_VAR} Integer or float value containing the result of this function.
 

Example:

  Declaration of Variables
 
 10 ask(DOCU_FLOAT_1,"Please enter a value!")	
 20 DOCU_FLOAT_2 = sqr(DOCU_FLOAT_1)		
 30 DOCU_STRING_1 = strprint("%f squared is equal to %f",
      DOCU_FLOAT_1,DOCU_FLOAT_2)	
 40 put(DOCU_STRING_1)	
  Result:
 
In order to prevent errors, the float/double type must be used if results can be expected to be either very large or very small (<2^-31 or > 2^31).

Functions and commands: Mathematics