Round double to specific decimal value

Question

How can I round a double to the next .95?

Here's what I want to achieve:

4.15 should become 4.95
5.95 should become 5.95
6.96 should become 7.95

How can I achieve this?

I tried using Math.Round(), but it seems like it only supports rounding to a specific amount of decimal points. Not a specific value. I also tried this solution, but it seems like this only works for whole numbers.

See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.math.floor?view=net-5.0 — Christoph Lütjen, Feb 20 '21 at 13:53
[C# round off to specific values](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52543540/c-sharp-round-off-to-specific-values) — Pavel Anikhouski, Feb 20 '21 at 14:07

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 20 '21 at 14:15

here's what I thought:

public static decimal myMethod(decimal inp)
{
    decimal flr = Math.Ceiling(inp) - 0.05m;
    decimal cll = Math.Ceiling(inp) + 1m - 0.05m;
    
    return flr >= inp ? flr : cll;
}

you probably need to make some tests though, as I only tested your values

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 20 '21 at 14:39

There is no out-of-the-box function available, so you've to implement your own logic.

A first approach could try to follow "human logic" and look like this:

var result = (input - Math.Floor(input)) > .95
                    ? Math.Ceiling(input) + .95
                    : Math.Floor(input) + .95;

As we can see, we have to calculate the result twice, so I guess the following approach should be faster (while it really shouldn't matter and we should add a real benchmark if it matters).

var candidate = Math.Floor(input) + .95;
var result = candidate < input ? candidate + 1 : candidate;

Klaus Gütter · Answer 3 · 2021-02-20T14:55:06.250

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It gets easier if you shift the origin: Instead of rounding a number x up to the next 0.95 you can increment it by 0.05, then round up to the next integer and finally subtract the 0.05 again:

Math.Ceiling(x + 0.05m) - 0.05m

No need for any case distinctions.

edited Feb 20 '21 at 14:55

answered Feb 20 '21 at 14:42

Klaus Gütter

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