The mgiMath Tag
Tag Behavior
Use the mgiMath tag to perform numerical calculations.
Tag Syntax
The mgiMath tag has a beginning tag with no required parameters
and three optional parameters, a body and an ending tag. The
tag form is:
<mgiMath resultPrecision="Integer" workPrecision="Integer"
displayPrecision="Integer">
Calculation
</mgiMath>
Required Parameters:
Optional Parameters:
- resultPrecision - The resultPrecision is the number
of decimal places that the result is rounded to. The default
is "8".
- workPrecision - The workPrecision is the number of
decimal places maintained througout the calculation in order
to avoid rounding errors at individual steps during the process.
The default is "8".
- displayPrecision - The displayPrecision parameter
specifies the precision that should be used to display the result.
If the specified precision has less decimal places than the actual
number, the number is rounded. If the specified precision has
more decimal places than the actual number, the number is padded
with trailing zeroes. The default is to display the number with
no trailing zeroes after the decimal point.
Technical Notes
- Mathematical operations - The body of the mgiMath
tag can contain mathematical expressions that adhere to the algebraic
order of operations. The body can consist of the following characters
as well as whitespace:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . + - * / \ % ^ ( )
- Operators:
- + Addition
- - Subtraction or Negate
- * Multiplication
- / Division
- \ Division (Remainder truncated)
- % Modulo (Remainder of division)
- ^ Exponentiation
- ( ) Grouping
- Order of Operations:
- ( ) Grouping
- + - Positive and negative numbers
- ^ Exponents
- * / % Multiplication, division, and modulo (processed left
to right)
- + - Addition and subtraction (processed left to right)
Example Usage and Output
<mgiMath resultPrecision="4" workPrecision="4">
1.5 + 6.7 * (4 - 12)
</mgiMath>
The result of this mathematical calculation is: 52.1
Suggested Usage
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