stringtofloat

Convert the numerical portion of a string into a float.

Synopsis

a_float = stringtofloat(string_to_convert)

Description

stringtofloat returns a float containing the numerical portion of a passed-in string, if found. Otherwise it returns 0.0.

Arguments

• string_to_convert
  The string to convert to float. The conversion stops at the first non-numeric character.

Examples

a_float = stringtofloat("xxxyyy23.55zzq")  // will return 23.55
a_float = stringtofloat("abcd7DEFGH9")     // will return 7 (stops at first non-numeric)
a_float = stringtofloat("hello world")     // will return 0.0

See Also

stringcontains