parameters: (self, a, b)
return_statement: return a.next_toward(b, context=self)
docstring: Returns the number closest to a, in direction towards b.
  
          The result is the closest representable number from the first
          operand (but not the first operand) that is in the direction
          towards the second operand, unless the operands have the same
          value.
  
          >>> c = ExtendedContext.copy()
          >>> c.Emin = -999
          >>> c.Emax = 999
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('1'), Decimal('2'))
          Decimal('1.00000001')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('-1E-1007'), Decimal('1'))
          Decimal('-0E-1007')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('-1.00000003'), Decimal('0'))
          Decimal('-1.00000002')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('1'), Decimal('0'))
          Decimal('0.999999999')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('1E-1007'), Decimal('-100'))
          Decimal('0E-1007')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('-1.00000003'), Decimal('-10'))
          Decimal('-1.00000004')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('0.00'), Decimal('-0.0000'))
          Decimal('-0.00')
          >>> c.next_toward(0, 1)
          Decimal('1E-1007')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal(0), 1)
          Decimal('1E-1007')
          >>> c.next_toward(0, Decimal(1))
          Decimal('1E-1007')
docstring_summary: Returns the number closest to a, in direction towards b.
docstring_tokens: Returns the number closest to a in direction towards b .
function: def next_toward(self, a, b):
          """Returns the number closest to a, in direction towards b.
  
          The result is the closest representable number from the first
          operand (but not the first operand) that is in the direction
          towards the second operand, unless the operands have the same
          value.
  
          >>> c = ExtendedContext.copy()
          >>> c.Emin = -999
          >>> c.Emax = 999
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('1'), Decimal('2'))
          Decimal('1.00000001')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('-1E-1007'), Decimal('1'))
          Decimal('-0E-1007')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('-1.00000003'), Decimal('0'))
          Decimal('-1.00000002')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('1'), Decimal('0'))
          Decimal('0.999999999')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('1E-1007'), Decimal('-100'))
          Decimal('0E-1007')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('-1.00000003'), Decimal('-10'))
          Decimal('-1.00000004')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal('0.00'), Decimal('-0.0000'))
          Decimal('-0.00')
          >>> c.next_toward(0, 1)
          Decimal('1E-1007')
          >>> c.next_toward(Decimal(0), 1)
          Decimal('1E-1007')
          >>> c.next_toward(0, Decimal(1))
          Decimal('1E-1007')
          """
          a = _convert_other(a, raiseit=True)
          return a.next_toward(b, context=self)
function_tokens: def next_toward ( self , a , b ) : a = _convert_other ( a , raiseit = True ) return a . next_toward ( b , context = self )