%SQRT (Square Root of Expression)

%SQRT(numeric expression)

%SQRT returns the square root of the specified numeric expression. If the operand is of type float, the result is of type float; otherwise, the result is packed decimal numeric. If the parameter has a value less than zero, exception 00101 is issued.

For more information, see Arithmetic Operations or Built-in Functions.

 *..1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7...+....
D n               S             10I 0
D p               S              9P 2
D f               S              4F

 /FREE

   n = %SQRT(239874);
   // n = 489

   p = %SQRT(239874);
   // p = 489.76

   f = %SQRT(239874);
   // f = 489.7693
 /END-FREE