FLOATBIN Function

Parameters

x

An expression.

p

A restricted expression specifying the float binary precision in the result. This value must not exceed the implementation limit. If omitted, the precision is derived from the source as follows, where M is the maximum Fixed Binary precision and N is the maximum Fixed Decimal precision:

Source code	Result
FIXED BIN(p,q)	FLOAT BIN(p)
FIXED DEC(p,q)	FLOAT BIN(r) where r = CEIL(p*3.32)
FLOAT BIN(p)	FLOAT BIN(p)
FLOAT DEC(p)	FLOAT BIN(r) where r = CEIL(p*3.32)
BIT	FLOAT BIN(M)
CHAR, GRAPHIC or WIDECHAR	FLOAT BIN(r) where r = CEIL(N*3.32)