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function
Function syntax
float llSqrt(
  1. float val// Positive float value (must be >= 0.0).
);
Returns
float
Energy
10

For imaginary results (val < 0.0), a Math Error is triggered under LSO , or ‘NaN’ (Not A Number) is returned under Mono

Returns a float that is the square root of val.

How to use
float result = llSqrt(0.0);

Caveats

Section titled “Caveats”
  • Crashes the script if passed a negative number.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
Example 1
default
{
  state_entry()
  {
    float num1 = llFrand(100.0);


    llOwnerSay("The square root of " + (string)num1 + " is " + (string)llSqrt(num1));
  }
}

Notes

Section titled “Notes”
  • If you need the square root of two, you can use the constant SQRT2.
  • Other roots can be computed by llPow(val, 1.0/root).

See also

Section titled “See also”

Functions

Section titled “Functions”
Original wiki source

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From the Second Life Wiki

Community documentation adapted from LlSqrt, by Linden Research, Inc. and contributing residents.View contributors and history.

Imported wiki revision:

  • LlSqrt (revision 1215009, )

Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Last wiki edit: .Formatting and links have been adapted for this site; API metadata follows the LSL definitions.