Ruby Integer to_d() function with example

The to_d function in Ruby converts the value of int as a BigDecimal.

Syntax: number.to_d

Parameter: The function takes the integer which is to be converted to BigDecimal.

Return Value: The function returns the BigDecimal value of int.

Example #1:

# Ruby program for to_d function

require 'bigdecimal'
require 'bigdecimal/util'

# Initializing the number
num1 = 5
num2 = 10 ** 100
num3 = 1678
num4 = 189790

# Prints the int as big-decimal
puts num1.to_d
puts num2.to_d
puts num3.to_d
puts num4.to_d

Output:

 0.5e1
0.1e101
0.1678e4
0.18979e6

Example #2:

# Ruby program for to_d function

require 'bigdecimal'
require 'bigdecimal/util'

# Initializing the number
num1 = 5
num2 = 19**18
num3 = 2**45
num4 = 888

# Prints the int as big-decimal
puts num1.to_d
puts num2.to_d
puts num3.to_d
puts num4.to_d

Output:

0.5e1
0.104127350297911241532841e24
0.35184372088832e14
0.888e3