// file: round.C
//

#include "./process_data.h"

// important definitions
//

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// function: round_C
//
// arguments:
//  float value:		(input) value to be rounded
//
// returns:
//  a float value
//
// rounds using an algorithm that rounds towards the largest
// magnitude (negative values are rounded down).
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
float round_C(float value) {

  // declare local variables
  //
  int i_value;

  // round depending on sign
  //
  if (value > (float)0)
    {i_value = (int)(value + 0.5);}
  else
    {i_value = (int)(value - 0.5);}

  // exit gracefully    
  //
  return (float)i_value;
}