RADIANS
A numeric function that converts degrees to radians.
Synopsis
RADIANS(numeric-expression)
Arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| numeric-expression | The measure of an angle in degrees. An expression that resolves to a numeric value. |
Description
RADIANS takes an angle measurement in degrees and returns the corresponding angle measurement in radians. RADIANS returns NULL if passed a NULL value.
The returned data type is NUMERIC unless numeric-expression is data type DOUBLE, in which case the returned data type is DOUBLE. The default precision is 36. The default scale is 18.
You can use the DEGREES function to convert radians to degrees.
Example
The following Embedded SQL example returns the radians equivalents corresponding to the degree values from 0 through 365 in 30-degree increments:
SET a=0
WHILE a<366 {
&sql(SELECT RADIANS(:a) INTO :b)
IF SQLCODE'=0 {
WRITE !,"Error code ",SQLCODE
QUIT }
ELSE {
WRITE !,"degrees ",a," = radians ",b
SET a=a+30 }
}
