CoordinateRounder

Rounds off the coordinates of the feature to the specified number of decimal places.

Typical Uses

Generalizing features
Altering coordinates to match a schema or dataset
Rounding coordinates where precision exceeds accuracy

How does it work?

The CoordinateRounder receives features and rounds their x, y, and/or z coordinates to a specified precision.

X, Y, and Z Precision parameters are specified as integers, and may be entered directly or set to an expression, user parameter, attribute, or conditional value. Positive numbers represent the number of decimal places to round to, and negative numbers produce rounding to multiples of ten (10). A precision of zero (0) produces integers - coordinates with no decimal places.

If any of the Precision parameters are left blank, those coordinates will pass through unaltered.

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.

Rasters are passed through unaltered.

Rounding Errors and Floating-Point Processing

The CoordinateRounder may not always behave as expected, due to known limitations in floating-point computing.

Representing decimal (base 10) numbers in binary (base 2) can result in infinitely repeating values - much like 1 divided by 3 (that is, ⅓) results in 0.3333 (repeating to infinity) in the decimal number system.

For example, 1 divided by 5 (that is, ⅕), which produces 0.2 in the decimal system, recurs infinitely when represented as a binary value:

0.0111 1111 1001 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011... (0011 repeating)

When this value is converted back to a decimal, it produces 0.200000000000000011102230246252.

As a result, rounding can sometimes be unpredictable, rounding in an unexpected direction.

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 also 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 the same behavior may not be seen when values are handled as strings, as in the AttributeRounder, but they will be affected whenever the value is used as floating point.

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.

Examples

Usage Notes

Rounding can produce duplicate nodes. The GeometryValidator may be used to remove them.
To perform rounding on raster cells, use the RasterCellValueRounder.
To perform rounding on coordinates stored as attributes, use the AttributeRounder.

Configuration

Input Ports

Output Ports

Parameters

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.

How to Set Parameter Values

Using the Text Editor

The Text Editor provides a convenient way to construct text strings (including regular expressions) from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and constants, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Text Editor

Using the Arithmetic Editor

The Arithmetic Editor provides a convenient way to construct math expressions from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and feature functions, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Arithmetic Editor

Conditional Values

Set values depending on one or more test conditions that either pass or fail.

Parameter Condition Definition Dialog

Content

Expressions and strings can include a number of functions, characters, parameters, and more.

When setting values - whether entered directly in a parameter or constructed using one of the editors - strings and expressions containing String, Math, Date/Time or FME Feature Functions will have those functions evaluated. Therefore, the names of these functions (in the form @<function_name>) should not be used as literal string values.

Content Types

String Functions	These functions manipulate and format strings.
Special Characters	A set of control characters is available in the Text Editor.
Math Functions	Math functions are available in both editors.
Date/Time Functions	Date and time functions are available in the Text Editor.
Math Operators	These operators are available in the Arithmetic Editor.
FME Feature Functions	These return primarily feature-specific values.
FME Parameters	FME and workspace-specific parameters may be used.
Creating and Modifying User Parameters	Create your own editable parameters.

Dialog Options - Tables

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

Table Tools

Row Reordering

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Add a row
Remove a row
Move current row up one
Move current row down one
Move current row to top
Move current row to bottom

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Cut a row - delete and copy to clipboard
Copy a row to the clipboard
Paste a row from the clipboard

Cut, copy, and paste may be used within a transformer, or between transformers.

Filter

Start typing a string, and the matrix will only display rows matching those characters. Searches all columns. This only affects the display of attributes within the transformer - it does not alter which attributes are output.

Import

Import populates the table with a set of new attributes read from a dataset. Specific application varies between transformers.

Reset/Refresh

Generally resets the table to its initial state, and may provide additional options to remove invalid entries. Behavior varies between transformers.

Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.

Reference

Processing Behavior	Feature-Based
Feature Holding	No
Dependencies	None
Aliases
History

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X Precision	Enter a precision for the x coordinate.
Y Precision	Enter a precision for the y coordinate.
Z Precision	Enter a precision for the z coordinate.