[Bioperl-l] perl question

[Marc Logghe]

Hi,
Have a look at
http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/sprintf.html#precision%2c-or-maximum-w
idth

In your particular case:
my $f = 3.1232010098;
printf "%0.3f", $f;


HTH,
Marc
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:bioperl-l-bounces at lists.open-bio.org] On Behalf Of 
> neeti somaiya
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 1:20 PM
> To: bioperl-l
> Subject: [Bioperl-l] perl question
> 
> Again a perl question, and maybe a very trivial one.
> How do I terminate a number like 3.1232010098 to only 3 
> decimal places in perl?
> 
> --
> -Neeti
> Even my blood says, B positive
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