Math.modf

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Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: math

Description

Returns the integer and the fractional value of a number.

(number) (number) = math.modf(value)

Parameters

value: (number) number value

Return values

Returns (number) the integer value of the number
Returns (number) the fractional value of the number

Example

-- grid settings
local totalitems = 30 -- total number of items to put in a grid
local colsplit = 4 -- number of columns (you choose)
-- calculate number of rows
local rows, frac = math.modf(totalitems/colsplit) -- integer and fractional values
if frac > 0 then rows += 1 end -- if there is a fraction increase number of rows by 1