Dividing by 100 returns 0

Question

I just wanted to calculate the VAT, but when i divide by 100 to obtain the total price (price*VAT/100), but it returns me 0.0. Here\'s my code:

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Answer 1

You have to cast your integers, otherwise your result will be computed as an integer before being assigned to a.total. Something like:

a.total = (float)(a.precio) * (float)(a.iva) / 100;