BigDecimal.sqrt

Returns the square root of a BigDecimal value.

Syntax

BigDecimal.sqrt(value, rounding)

Parameters

• value

  The BigDecimal value.

• rounding

  The rounding object must contain the following properties:

  • roundingMode

    A string specifying the rounding mode: "floor", "ceiling", "down", "up", "half-even", "half-up".

  • maximumSignificantDigits optional

    The number of significant digits (must be >= 1).

  • maximumFractionDigits optional

    The number of digits after the decimal point (must be >= 0).

  Either maximumSignificantDigits or maximumFractionDigits must be present.

Return value

A new BigDecimal.

Throws a RangeError exception if the value is less than zero or the rounding object is not present.

Examples

BigDecimal.sqrt(64m, { roundingMode: 'half-up', maximumFractionDigits: 0 })

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