Conversion Built-ins (toNumber and toString)¶
Conversion Built-ins convert between numbers and strings:
-
toNumber - Takes a string and converts it to a number.
-
toString - Converts a number to a string.
To Number¶
Syntax
1 | <result Number> := toNumber(<numberStr String>) |
Returns
The number resulting from the conversion.
Parameter
- numberStr -The string to be converted into a number
Example
1 2 | s := "100" aNumber := toNumber(s) + 2 |
To String¶
Syntax
1 | <result String> := toString(<number Number>) |
Returns
The string resulting from the conversion.
Parameter
- number - The number to be converted into a string
Example
1 2 3 | s := "100" aNumber := toNumber(s) + 2 aString := "The number is: " + toString(aNumber) |