# decimalToInt
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`decimalToInt` converts a decimal value to the integer data type by stripping off the decimal point and any numbers after it. `decimalToInt` does not round up. For example, `decimalToInt(29.99)` returns `29`.

## Syntax
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```
decimalToInt(decimal)
```

## Arguments
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 *decimal*   
A field that uses the decimal data type, a literal value like **17.62**, or a call to another function that outputs a decimal.

## Return type
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Integer

## Example
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The following example converts a decimal field to an integer.

```
decimalToInt(salesAmount)
```

The following are the given field values.

```
 20.13
892.03
 57.54
```

For these field values, the following values are returned.

```
 20
892
 57
```