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Appendix: Built-in Scripting Language
Arithmetic functions
These functions are used to perform advanced arithmetic operations and bit manipulation on numeric values.
Abs
Abs is a built-in scripting function that gets the absolute value of a specified numeric value.
Function Group Execution Windows Embedded Thin Client
Abs Arithmetic Synchronous Supported Supported Supported
Syntax
Abs(numValue)
numValue
The numeric value from which the function takes the absolute value.
Returned value
The absolute value of the specified numeric value.
Examples
Tag Name
Expression
Tag ABS( "-54.9788" ) // Returned value = 54.9788
Tag
Div
ABS( numValue ) // Returned value = absolute value of the number in the numValue tag.
Div is a built-in scripting function that gets the dividend of two specified numeric values.
Function Group Execution Windows Embedded Thin Client
Div Arithmetic Synchronous Supported Supported Supported
Syntax
Div( numNumerator, numDenominator )
numNumerator
The numerator of the division operation.
numDenominator
The denominator of the division operation.
Returned value
This function returns the dividend only as a whole number. The remainder is omitted.
Tip: Use the Mod function to get the remainder instead of the dividend.
Examples
Tag Name
Expression
numValue Div( 100, 8 ) // Returns the value 12.5
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