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Formats

FRACTw. Format



Converts numeric values to fractions.
Category: Numeric
Alignment: right

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Examples

Syntax

FRACTw.

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default: 10
Range: 4-32

Details

Dividing the number 1 by 3 produces the value 0.33333333. To write this value as 1/3, use the FRACTw. format. FRACTw. writes fractions in reduced form, that is, 1/2 instead of 50/100.


Examples

put x fract8.;

Value of x Results

----+----1
0.6666666667
     2/3
0.2784
 174/625

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