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title: toBigDecimal (arithmeticExpression, scale, roundingMode)
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## <a id="section_m3p_myb_5db"></a>Description

Converts an arithmetic expression to a Big Decimal number with the given scale using the given rounding mode.

## <a id="section_cyq_j1m_zsb"></a>Return Type

`BigDecimal`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5db"></a>Namespace Function Syntax

`number:toBigDecimal(arithmeticExpression, scale, roundingMode)`

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>arithmeticExpression</td><td>An arithmetic expression.</td></tr><tr><td>scale</td><td>The number of decimal places.</td></tr><tr><td>roundingMode</td><td>Specifies how to round a floating point number. The valid values are the enum values for the RoundingMode Java class: <ul><li>CEILING
</li><li>DOWN
</li><li>FLOOR
</li><li>HALF_DOWN
</li><li>HALF_EVEN
</li><li>HALF_UP
</li><li>UNNECESSARY
</li><li>UP
</li></ul> <p>For details about the rounding mode, see the Java documentation for the <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/math/RoundingMode.html">RoundingMode</a> class.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

<b>Example</b>

`number:toBigDecimal((123456 / 2) * 0.6, 2, 'HALF_DOWN')`

Returns 37036.80