Functions
2.8 Functions
Functions were introduced in release 5. They may be used anywhere where a boolean or numeric expression is expected, such as the if/else and for statements, the Eval command and any other command parameters that support numeric expressions by this specification. Function names are not case sensitive.
For example, the following 'for' statement will iterate 10 times:
for (i=0; i<MAX(6,10,9); i=i+1) {
...
}
Supported functions (contact support if you need a custom one):
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| NOT(expression) | Boolean negation, 1 (means true) if the expression is not zero |
| IF(condition,value_if_true,value_if_false) | Returns one value if the condition evaluates to true or the other if it evaluates to false |
| RANDOM() | Produces a random number between 0 and 1 |
| MIN(e1,e2, ...) | Returns the smallest of the given expressions |
| MAX(e1,e2, ...) | Returns the biggest of the given expressions |
| ABS(expression) | Returns the absolute (non-negative) value of the expression |
| ROUND(expression,precision) | Rounds a value to a certain number of digits, uses the current rounding mode |
| FLOOR(expression) | Rounds the value down to the nearest integer |
| CEILING(expression) | Rounds the value up to the nearest integer |
| LOG(expression) | Returns the natural logarithm (base e) of an expression |
| LOG10(expression) | Returns the common logarithm (base 10) of an expression |
| SQRT(expression) | Returns the square root of an expression |
| SIN(expression) | Returns the trigonometric sine of an angle (in degrees) |
| COS(expression) | Returns the trigonometric cosine of an angle (in degrees) |
| TAN(expression) | Returns the trigonometric tangens of an angle (in degrees) |
| COT(expression) | Returns the trigonometric cotangens of an angle (in degrees) |
| ASIN(expression) | Returns the angle of asin (in degrees) |
| ACOS(expression) | Returns the angle of acos (in degrees) |
| ATAN(expression) | Returns the angle of atan (in degrees) |
| ACOT(expression) | Returns the angle of acot (in degrees) |
| ATAN2(y,x) | Returns the angle of atan2 (in degrees) |
| SINH(expression) | Returns the hyperbolic sine of a value |
| COSH(expression) | Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a value |
| TANH(expression) | Returns the hyperbolic tangens of a value |
| COTH(expression) | Returns the hyperbolic cotangens of a value |
| SEC(expression) | Returns the secant (in degrees) |
| CSC(expression) | Returns the cosecant (in degrees) |
| SECH(expression) | Returns the hyperbolic secant (in degrees) |
| CSCH(expression) | Returns the hyperbolic cosecant (in degrees) |
| ASINH(expression) | Returns the angle of hyperbolic sine (in degrees) |
| ACOSH(expression) | Returns the angle of hyperbolic cosine (in degrees) |
| ATANH(expression) | Returns the angle of hyperbolic tangens of a value |
| RAD(expression) | Converts an angle measured in degrees to an approximately equivalent angle measured in radians |
| DEG(expression) | Converts an angle measured in radians to an approximately equivalent angle measured in degrees |
| FACT(expression) | Retuns the factorial value of an integer. Will return 1 for 0 or a negative number |