Rounding a double value to x number of decimal pla

Question

Can anyone tell me how to round a double value to x number of decimal places in Swift?

I have:

var totalWorkTimeInHours = (totalWorkTime/60/60)

With totalWorkTime being an NSTimeInterval (double) in second.

totalWorkTimeInHours will give me the hours, but it gives me the amount of time in such a long precise number e.g. 1.543240952039......

How do I round this down to, say, 1.543 when I print totalWorkTimeInHours?

Answer 1

You can use Swift's round function to accomplish this.

To round a Double with 3 digits precision, first multiply it by 1000, round it and divide the rounded result by 1000:

let x = 1.23556789
let y = Double(round(1000*x)/1000)
print(y)  // 1.236

Other than any kind of printf(...) or String(format: ...) solutions, the result of this operation is still of type Double.

EDIT:
Regarding the comments that it sometimes does not work, please read this:

What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic

Answer 2

With Swift 4.2, according to your needs, you can choose one of the 9 following styles in order to have a rounded result from a Double.

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#1. Using FloatingPoint rounded() method

In the simplest case, you may use the Double round() method.

let roundedValue1 = (0.6844 * 1000).rounded() / 1000
let roundedValue2 = (0.6849 * 1000).rounded() / 1000
print(roundedValue1) // returns 0.684
print(roundedValue2) // returns 0.685

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#2. Using FloatingPoint rounded(_:) method

var roundedValue1 = (0.6844 * 1000).rounded(.toNearestOrEven) / 1000
var roundedValue2 = (0.6849 * 1000).rounded(.toNearestOrEven) / 1000
print(roundedValue1) // returns 0.684
print(roundedValue2) // returns 0.685

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#3. Using Darwin round function

Foundation offers a round function via Darwin.

import Foundation

let roundedValue1 = round(0.6844 * 1000) / 1000
let roundedValue2 = round(0.6849 * 1000) / 1000
print(roundedValue1) // returns 0.684
print(roundedValue2) // returns 0.685

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#4. Using a Double extension custom method builded with Darwin round and pow functions

If you want to repeat the previous operation many times, refactoring your code can be a good idea.

import Foundation

extension Double {
    func roundToDecimal(_ fractionDigits: Int) -> Double {
        let multiplier = pow(10, Double(fractionDigits))
        return Darwin.round(self * multiplier) / multiplier
    }
}

let roundedValue1 = 0.6844.roundToDecimal(3)
let roundedValue2 = 0.6849.roundToDecimal(3)
print(roundedValue1) // returns 0.684
print(roundedValue2) // returns 0.685

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#5. Using NSDecimalNumber rounding(accordingToBehavior:) method

If needed, NSDecimalNumber offers a verbose but powerful solution for rounding decimal numbers.

import Foundation

let scale: Int16 = 3

let behavior = NSDecimalNumberHandler(roundingMode: .plain, scale: scale, raiseOnExactness: false, raiseOnOverflow: false, raiseOnUnderflow: false, raiseOnDivideByZero: true)

let roundedValue1 = NSDecimalNumber(value: 0.6844).rounding(accordingToBehavior: behavior)
let roundedValue2 = NSDecimalNumber(value: 0.6849).rounding(accordingToBehavior: behavior)

print(roundedValue1) // returns 0.684
print(roundedValue2) // returns 0.685

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#6. Using NSDecimalRound(_:_:_:_:) function

import Foundation

let scale = 3

var value1 = Decimal(0.6844)
var value2 = Decimal(0.6849)

var roundedValue1 = Decimal()
var roundedValue2 = Decimal()

NSDecimalRound(&roundedValue1, &value1, scale, NSDecimalNumber.RoundingMode.plain)
NSDecimalRound(&roundedValue2, &value2, scale, NSDecimalNumber.RoundingMode.plain)

print(roundedValue1) // returns 0.684
print(roundedValue2) // returns 0.685

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#7. Using NSString init(format:arguments:) initializer

If you want to return a NSString from your rounding operation, using NSString initializer is a simple but efficient solution.

import Foundation

let roundedValue1 = NSString(format: "%.3f", 0.6844)
let roundedValue2 = NSString(format: "%.3f", 0.6849)
print(roundedValue1) // prints 0.684
print(roundedValue2) // prints 0.685

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#8. Using String init(format:_:) initializer

Swift’s String type is bridged with Foundation’s NSString class (you can learn more about it by reading The Swift Programming Language). Therefore, you can use the following code in order to return a String from your rounding operation:

import Foundation

let roundedValue1 = String(format: "%.3f", 0.6844)
let roundedValue2 = String(format: "%.3f", 0.6849)
print(roundedValue1) // prints 0.684
print(roundedValue2) // prints 0.685

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#9. Using NumberFormatter

If you expect to get a String? from your rounding operation, NumberFormatter offers a highly customizable solution.

import Foundation

let formatter = NumberFormatter()
formatter.numberStyle = NumberFormatter.Style.decimal
formatter.roundingMode = NumberFormatter.RoundingMode.halfUp
formatter.maximumFractionDigits = 3

let roundedValue1 = formatter.string(from: 0.6844)
let roundedValue2 = formatter.string(from: 0.6849)
print(String(describing: roundedValue1)) // prints Optional("0.684")
print(String(describing: roundedValue2)) // prints Optional("0.685")

Answer 3

I would use

print(String(format: "%.3f", totalWorkTimeInHours))

and change .3f to any number of decimal numbers you need

Answer 4

In Swift 2.0 and Xcode 7.2:

let pi: Double = 3.14159265358979
String(format:"%.2f", pi)

Example:

Answer 5

A handy way can be the use of extension of type Double

extension Double {
    var roundTo2f: Double {return Double(round(100 *self)/100)  }
    var roundTo3f: Double {return Double(round(1000*self)/1000) }
}

Usage:

let regularPie:  Double = 3.14159
var smallerPie:  Double = regularPie.roundTo3f  // results 3.142
var smallestPie: Double = regularPie.roundTo2f  // results 3.14

Answer 6

//find the distance between two points
let coordinateSource = CLLocation(latitude: 30.7717625, longitude:76.5741449 )
let coordinateDestination = CLLocation(latitude: 29.9810859, longitude: 76.5663599)
let distanceInMeters = coordinateSource.distance(from: coordinateDestination)
let valueInKms = distanceInMeters/1000
let preciseValueUptoThreeDigit = Double(round(1000*valueInKms)/1000)
self.lblTotalDistance.text = "Distance is : \(preciseValueUptoThreeDigit) kms"