into float for conversions
Convert data into floating point number.
Signature
> into float {flags} ...rest
Parameters
-
...rest: For a data structure input, convert data at the given cell paths.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| int | float |
| string | float |
| bool | float |
| float | float |
| table | table |
| record | record |
| list<any> | list<float> |
Examples
Convert string to float in table.
> [[num]; ['5.01']] | into float num ╭───┬──────╮ │ # │ num │ ├───┼──────┤ │ 0 │ 5.01 │ ╰───┴──────╯
Convert string to floating point number.
> '1.345' | into float 1.345
Coerce list of ints and floats to float.
> [4 -5.9] | into float ╭───┬───────╮ │ 0 │ 4.00 │ │ 1 │ -5.90 │ ╰───┴───────╯
Convert boolean to float.
> true | into float 1.0
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