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 |
|---|---|
| bool | float |
| float | float |
| int | float |
| list<any> | list<float> |
| record | record |
| string | float |
| table | table |
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
1.345Coerce 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
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