Carrot reference
Functions

percent()

Given a value, returns that value as a Percent.

Syntax

percent(value[, places])

  • value - the Number, Percent, or String value to be converted to a Percent.
  • places - the number of decimal places of the returned Percent value.
  • Return type: Percent

Sample usage

percent(50/100) returns 50%.

percent(0.75) returns 75%.

percent(0.5667777, 3) returns 56.678%.

Supported data types

Input type

Return type

Logic

Number

Percent

If a Number value is passed, a Percent will be returned only if the Number value is represented using division, ex. 50/100, or if it is a decimal.

Percent

Percent

If a Percent value is passed, the same Percent value will be returned.

String

Percent

If a String value is passed a Percent will be returned only if the String value can be converted to a Number value, and that Number value is a decimal.

Unsupported data types

Null

Unsupported data types return Null.



Updated 04 Oct 2023
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