# intToDecimal
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`intToDecimal` converts an integer value to the decimal data type.

## Syntax
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```
intToDecimal(integer)
```

## Arguments
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 *int*   
A field that uses the integer data type, a literal value like **14**, or a call to another function that outputs an integer.

## Return type
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Decimal(Fixed) in the legacy data preparation experience.

Decimal(Float) in the new data preparation experience.

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

```
intToDecimal(price)
```

The following are the given field values.

```
20
892
57
```

For these field values, the following values are returned.

```
20.0
892.0
58.0
```

You can apply formatting inside an analysis, for example to format `price` as currency.