Val

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

Function available for the following operating systems:

Parameters

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

Examples

Example 1 Val("123") Result = 123	Example 2 Val("1.23") Result = 1.23
Example 3 Val("Kalipso") Result = 0	Example 4 Val("1minus3") Result = 1
Example 5 Val("1D3") Result = 1000	Example 6 Val("1d2") Result = 100
Example 7 Val("1D-3") Result = 0.001	Example 8 Val("1d-2") Result = 0.01
Example 9 Val("1E3") Result = 1000	Example 10 Val("1e2") Result = 100
Example 11 Val("1E-3") Result = 0.001	Example 12 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.