decimal_as_int

Converts a decimal value to an integer representation by scaling it based on a specified precision.

def decimal_as_int(
    value: Decimal,
    exponent: int
) - > int

Converts a Decimal value to an integer by multiplying it by a specified power of ten. This is typically used to convert currency or precise decimal values into their smallest unit representation (like cents) for integer-based storage or arithmetic.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
value	Decimal	The decimal number to be converted into an integer representation.
exponent	int	The power of ten by which to multiply the value before conversion, defining the precision of the resulting integer.

Returns

Type	Description
int	The integer representation of the decimal value after scaling by the specified exponent.