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GoFiler Legato Script Reference
Legato v 1.4j Application v 5.22b
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Chapter Twenty-three — XBRL Functions (continued)
XBRLCompareFactValues Function
Overview
The XBRLCompareFactValues function compares two values with optional precision and tolerance.
Syntax/Parameters
Syntax
int = XBRLCompareFactValues ( string value_a, string value_b,
[string precision_a], [string precision_a],
[int
tolerance] );
Parameters
value_a
A string containing a representation of a monetary facts value.
value_b
A string containing a representation of a monetary facts value.
precision_a
An optional string containing the precision for value_a. If omitted, the default value is ‘0’.
precision_b
An optional string containing the precision for value_ab. If omitted, the default value is ‘0’.
tolerance
An optional int value specifying the level of tolerance in digits. The default value, is 0 or exact.
Return Value
An int as -1, 0, 1 or a formatted error code on failure. The extended error message will contain further information on the error.
Remarks
Data values are compared after adjusting common precision and then tolerance. The result:
a < b returns -1
a = b returns 0
a > b returns 1
The difference on the check is placed in the last error message.
Rounding is performed using the “Half to Even” method. See 4.6.7.1 ‘Correct to n Significant Figures’, ‘Rounding’ and ‘Truncation’ in the XBRL 2.1 Specification.
Related Functions
Platform Support
GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoXBRL
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