Converts a String
to a floating point (decimal) Number
.
float()
converts strings that resemble numbers, such as '12.34'
, into numbers.
The parameter, str
, is the string value to convert. For example, calling float('12.34')
returns the number 12.34
. If an array of strings is passed, as in float(['12.34', '56.78'])
, then an array of numbers will be returned.
Note: If a string can't be converted to a number, as in float('giraffe')
, then the value NaN
(not a number) will be returned.
Examples
Syntax
float(str)
float(ns)
Parameters
str
String:
string to convert.
ns
String[]:
array of strings to convert.
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