New Math

[Mike Bonner]

Probably is an easier way but..
if your target number is an even 20, and the current value is 15

put 20 into targetNum
put 15 into curNum

(targetNum - (curNum mod targetNum)) + curNum --should do it.

On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Marty Knapp <martyknapp at comcast.net> wrote:

> Let's say I have a numeric field and a button to increase the value and a
> button to decrease the value. When I click the increase button, I want it
> to increase to the next highest value that is evenly divisible by 20. So if
> the field has a value of 19, a click will set the value to 20. If the field
> has a value of 121, a click would increase  it to 140.
>
> I know I could do it by adding (or subtracting in the case of a decrease)
> but is there a more elegant and/or faster way to do that?
>
> Thanks,
> Marty K
>
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