ParseStringAsNumber

Type

statement

Summary

Parses a string as an number

Syntax

parse <Operand> as number

Description

Use ParseStringAsNumber when you want to interpret text numerically. The result is nothing if parsing was not possible.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
Operand		An expression that evaluates to a string.

Examples

variable tString as String
put "5.6" into tString
parse tString as number -- the result is 5.6

variable tResult as optional String
variable tNum as optional Number

parse "aaaa" as number into tNum

if tNum is nothing then
	put "unable to parse string" into tResult
end if

Value

Name	Type	Description
the result		Operand parsed as a number, or nothing.