Adobe ColdFusion 8

Sqr

Description

Calculates the square root of a number.

Returns

Number; square root of number.

Category

Mathematical functions

Function syntax

Sqr(number)

See also

Abs

Parameters

Parameter

Description
number

A positive integer or a variable that contains one. Number whose square root to get.

Usage

The value in number must be greater than or equal to 0.

Example

<h3>Sqr Example</h3>

<p>Returns the square root of a positive number.

<p>Sqr(2): <cfoutput>#Sqr(2)#</cfoutput>
<p>Sqr(Abs(-144)): <cfoutput>#Sqr(Abs(-144))#</cfoutput>
<p>Sqr(25^2): <cfoutput>#Sqr(25^2)#</cfoutput>