CoordinateRounder

Rounds off the coordinates of the feature to the specified number of decimal places. Any consecutive points that become duplicates as a result of the rounding are thinned by removing the redundant points.

For arcs, only the start and end points are rounded, as these are the only coordinates which lie on the path of the arc. The center point is not rounded, nor are any other of the arc's parameters.

This transformer may be used to remove superfluous decimal points in the coordinates when they are destined for an ASCII output file.

CoordinateRounder may not always behave as some might expect due to limitations in floating point processing. Some numbers like 1.1 cannot be stored precisely in binary and so end up as 1.1000000000000001, regardless of rounding. Rounding to 3 decimal places, results in 1.1000000000000001. Similarly, a value of 3.3333 is stored as 3.3332999999999999, and when rounded to 2 decimal places ends up as 3.3300000000000002.

Note that you won't always see the same effect in the AttributeRounder since some attributes may treat numeric values as strings until the are evaluated in a formula or written out. So, the AttributeRounder may appear to round to 3.33. Still, when the value is actually used, the processor will end up using a value of 3.3300000000000002. On the other hand, coordinates in FME are typically logged with full floating point precision, including any floating point processing precision error. Note that many formats have a way of controlling decimal precision based on data types or precision as set on the writer.

Example

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.

Dialog Options - Tables

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

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