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<span class="pageSubtitle">Log function</span>
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<p class="warning">Most Sirius $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented
<p class="warning">Most Sirius $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented
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The <var>$Log</var> function returns the natural logarithm
The <var>$Log</var> function returns the natural logarithm
(the logarithm base e) of the number ''x''.
(the logarithm base ''e'') of the number ''x''.


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
<p class="syntax"><span class="term">%num</span><span class="literal"> = $Log(</span><span class="term">x</span><span class="literal">)</span>  </p>
<p class="syntax"><span class="term">%num</span><span class="literal"> = $Log(</span><span class="term">x</span><span class="literal">)</span>  </p>


If ''x'' is not greater than 0,
If ''x'' is not greater than 0, an error message is printed and a 0 is returned.
an error message is printed and a 0 is returned.


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Revision as of 19:11, 6 January 2012

Log function

Most Sirius $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented methods. The OO equivalent for the $Log function is the LogE function.

The $Log function returns the natural logarithm (the logarithm base e) of the number x.

Syntax

%num = $Log(x)

If x is not greater than 0, an error message is printed and a 0 is returned.

See the SIRFUNC EXEC parameter for an explanation of when this high-performance, high-precision version of the IBM mathematical function from the Sirius Mods is used, as opposed to the version of the $function in the Model 204 FUND or FUNDLE CSECT.