Evaluate Expressions
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Article Summary

Step Details

Introduced in Version

7.12.0

Last Modified in Version

8.18.0

Modification Details

Added a new property to change the output of the step to "Double" data type,

Location

Data > Numbers

The Evaluate Expression step is used to solve a defined algebraic expression. The step achieves this by automatically creating input for characters representing the numeric variables in the Expression. This can be helpful for people in fields such as banking or engineering, where they may need to evaluate a custom formula with data values from another step.

These steps use NCalc expressions. For more information, see NCalc.


Properties

Inputs

Property

Description

Data Type

Use Double Precision

Changes the step output type from Decimla to Double data type.

Boolean

Expression

Write expressions in the Expression column; any variable will be available as input. 

String

Outputs

Property

Description

Data Type

Result

Result of the Expression.

Decimal

Related Information

Example Labs:

Rounding Decimals Using Dynamic Expression Step

Forum Posts:

Evaluate Expressions with Max Int Values


Expression List

NAME

DESCRIPTION

USAGE

RESULT

Abs

Returns the absolute value of a specified number.

Abs(-1)

1M

Acos

Returns the angle whose cosine is the specified number.

Acos(1)

0d

Asin

Returns the angle whose sine is the specified number.

Asin(00

0d

Atan

Returns the angle whose tangent is the specified number.

Atan(0)

0d

Ceiling

Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to the specified number.

Ceiling(1.5)

2d

Cos

Returns the cosine of the specified angle.

Cos(0)

1d

Exp

Returns e raised to the specified power.

Exp(0)

1d

Floor

Returns the largest integer less than or equal to the specified number.

Floor(1.5)

1d

IEEERemainder

Returns the remainder resulting from the division of a specified number by another specified number.

IEEERemainder(3, 2)

-1d

Log

Returns the logarithm of a specified number.

Log(1, 10)

0d

Log10

Returns the base 10 logarithm of a specified number.

Log10(1)

0d

Max

Returns the larger of two specified numbers.

Max(1, 2)

2

Min

Returns the smaller of two numbers.

Min(1, 2)

1

Pow

Returns a specified number raised to the specified power.

Pow(3, 2)

9d

Sign

Returns a value indicating the sign of a number.

Sign(-10)

-1

Sin

Returns the sine of the specified angle.

Sin(0)

0d

Sqrt

Returns the square root of a specified number.

Sqrt(4)

2d

Tan

Returns the tangent of the specified angle.

Tan(0)

0d

Truncate

Calculates the integral part of a number.

Truncate(1.7)

1

In

Returns whether an element is in a set of values.

in(1 + 1, 1, 2, 3)

true

If

Returns a value based on a condition.

if(3 % 2 = 1, 'value is true', 'value is false')

'value is true'


Feature Changes

Description

Version

Developer Task

Added a new property to change the output of the step to "Double" data type,

8.18

[DT-039671]


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