From: | David G Johnston <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [GENARAL] round() bug |
Date: | 2014-04-15 16:20:08 |
Message-ID: | 1397578808070-5800118.post@n5.nabble.com |
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Willy-Bas Loos-3 wrote
> Hi,
> I ran into some strange behavior.
> Seems like a bug to me?
>
> wbloos=# select round(0.5::numeric), round(0.5::double precision);
> round | round
> -------+-------
> 1 | 0
> (1 row)
Not a bug; and likely to simple to have escaped notice this long so the
first reaction should be "what am I missing here?"
[google: round .5 postgresql]
http://grokbase.com/t/postgresql/pgsql-hackers/03ap11tckn/round-function-wrong/oldest
Round( numeric ) - 0.5 rounds away from zero
Round( float ) - platform dependent, IEEE 0.5 rounds toward even
You can argue the decision but at this point it's not likely to change.
David J.
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