cast.as_float

Supported in:
cast.as_float(string_to_cast)

Description

Converts a numeric string into a float. Any function calls with values that cannot be casted return 0. Floats maintain precision up to 7 decimal digits.

Param data types

STRING

Return type

FLOAT

Code samples

Example 1

Casting a non-numeric string returns 0.

cast.as_float("str") = 0.0000000
Example 2

Casting an empty string returns 0.

cast.as_float("") = 0.0000000
Example 3

Casting a valid numeric string returns a float value.

cast.as_float("1.012345678") = 1.0123456