Why does Math.Round(2.5) return 2 instead of 3?

Question

In C#, the result of Math.Round(2.5) is 2.

It is supposed to be 3, isn\'t it? Why is it 2 instead in C#?

Answer 1

You should check MSDN for Math.Round:

The behavior of this method follows IEEE Standard 754, section 4. This kind of rounding is sometimes called rounding to nearest, or banker's rounding.

You can specify the behavior of Math.Round using an overload:

Math.Round(2.5, 0, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero); // gives 3

Math.Round(2.5, 0, MidpointRounding.ToEven); // gives 2