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    Val     
This Function returns a <numeric>, which is the specified Value converted to numeric.

Parameters

Value <string>
  String value to be converted to numeric.

     
Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Val("123")

Result = 123
  Val("1.23")

Result = 1.23
  Val("Kalipso")

 Result = 0
         
Example 4   Example 5   Example 6
Val("1minus3")

Result
= 1
  Val("1D3")

Result
= 1000
  Val("1d2")

Result
= 100
         
Example 7   Example 8   Example 9
Val("1D-3")

Result
= 0.001
  Val("1d-2")

Result
= 0.01
  Val("1E3")

Result
= 1000
         
Example 10   Example 11   Example 12
Val("1e2")

Result = 100
  Val("1E-3")

Result = 0.001
  Val("1e-2")

Result
= 0.01
         
Example 13    
Val("1" + "2" + "3")

Result = 123
   

   
  • The specified Value can contain an optional plus or minus sign.
  • The specified Value can contain an optional decimal-point character.
  • The specified Value can contain an optional exponent part, which itself consists on an "e" or "E" character followed by an optional sign and a sequence of digits.

See also
Samples
Sample 1
Sample 2
 
Updated: 3/22/2013 4:14 PM