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Arithmetic Operation

former_member604897 — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 07:23:05 GMT

What is the result of the following arithmetic operation?

DATA: int TYPE I.
int=5*(3/10).

The actual answer is 0, can anyone please help me with the Logic behind the equaltion?

Re: Arithmetic Operation

ArthurParisius — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:11:34 GMT

Probably because it does the 3/10 first and converts that to type i before doing the multiplication, resulting in 5 * 0.

Re: Arithmetic Operation

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:39:34 GMT

Title is not searchable.As Arthur Parisius noticed, you could have tested 3/10 which gives 0 too. Then better use title "why does integer division give zero?"

Re: Arithmetic Operation

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:41:43 GMT

And why 3/10 is not temporarily stored as a number with decimals... the answer is here: ABAP documentation - calculation type