CX_SYSTEM_OBJECT::UnitPrecision

CX_SYSTEM_OBJECT::UnitPrecision

Description:

This function returns the(national) usual number of decimal places of a given unit. For this purpose the unit must be passed as text and the unit range as flag. E.g. 'DM' can be understood as a unit of length for 'decimeter' on the one hand and as a currency unit 'Deutsche Mark' on the other hand.

If you want to check in all unit ranges, you have to specify UF_ALL_UNITS as flag.

Note: The national number of decimal places represents the usual number of decimal places for a given unit. When currency units are used, monetary amounts in normal(national) use are usually given with two decimal places (e.g. DM 10.89). However, when currency rates are quoted, a higher number of decimal places is often used, e.g. "1 USD = 1.6279 DM". This number of internationally common decimal places can be queried using the function RateTablePrecision . For non-currency units, the number of national and international decimal places is the same.

Code example:

Function call: Call(UnitPrecision)