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LOG10 - Logarithm of base 10

The LOG10 function returns a numeric value that approximates the logarithm to the base 10 of argument-1.
The type of this function is numeric.

Format


FUNCTION LOG10 (argument-1)


Arguments

  1. argument-1 must be class "numeric".

  2. The value of argument-1 must be greater than zero.

Returned values

  1. The returned value is the approximation of the logarithm to the base 10 of argument-1.

  2. The error default value is - 9’999’999’999’999’999’999’999’999’999’999.


See also:
        LOG, FACTORIAL, SQRT

Example 9-22

...
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01  L PIC S99V999 VALUE 3.
01  R PIC S99V999999.
01  RES PIC 99.999999.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
P1 SECTION.
MAIN.
    COMPUTE R = FUNCTION LOG10 (L).
    MOVE R TO RES.
    DISPLAY RES UPON T.
    STOP RUN. 

Result:               00.477121