Using this
int MyIntValue;
float MyFloatValue = 1.53;
MyIntValue = Convert::ToInt32(MyFloatValue);
Will result in MyIntValue = 2, because Convert::ToInt rounds to the nearest value. To force rounding down use:
MyIntValue = Convert::ToInt32((int)MyFloatValue);
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