palotlalo

Converts text, a number, or a nnete/maaka value into a whole number.

It removes the fractional part and does not round: palotlalo(67.89) is 67, and palotlalo(-34.56) is -34. Both move towards 0 rather than towards the lower number.

Given nnete you get 1, and maaka gives 0. When text cannot be read as a number — say palotlalo("kgomo") — you get NaN, meaning "not a number".

Given a list, it returns a new list with every value converted; the original list is unchanged.

Syntax

palotlalo(boleng)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
boleng	sengwe	Text, a number, or nnete/maaka. A list of those is also accepted.

Examples

A circle size that arrived as text

tiro setaLoeto() {
  thalaKanefase(400, 400);
  bokamorago(220);
  tlogelaMothalo();

  diri boleng = "180";
  diri bogolo = palotlalo(boleng);

  kwala(bogolo);

  tlatsaMmala(0, 140, 200);
  kgolokwe(200, 200, bogolo);
}

Truncating, not rounding

tiro setaLoeto() {
  thalaKanefase(400, 400);
  bokamorago(220);
  tlogelaMothalo();

  diri tekanyo = 167.89;
  diri bogolo = palotlalo(tekanyo);

  kwala(tekanyo);
  kwala(bogolo);

  // Bara e e kwa godimo ke palo ya ntlha; e e kwa tlase ke palotlalo
  tlatsaMmala(200, 120, 70);
  thalaKhutlonne(40, 120, tekanyo, 60);
  tlatsaMmala(0, 140, 200);
  thalaKhutlonne(40, 220, bogolo, 60);
}

See also

palophatlo, mokwalo, baete, fometaPalo