String Intrinsic Functions - AsNumber Method

Return the variable as a number

Member of String Intrinsic Functions (PRIM_LIBI.IStringIntrinsics)

Parameters

Name	Type	Data Type	Description
Result	*Result (Optional)	Decimal	Resulting number

Details

AsNumber will convert a variable to a number. If the variable contains characters that cannot be converted, the application will end with a run time error.
 
Use IsNumber to test the variable before using AsNumber.

Example

If (#Variable.isNumber)
   #Result := #Variable.AsNumber
Endif

See also

All Component Classes

Technical Reference

LANSA Version 15, April 2020