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number

Converts a string or Boolean value to a number.

Syntax

number ( value )

The following table describes the argument for this function:

Argument	Description
value	Use a Boolean or string value.

Return Value

The function returns a number for the following data:

A string converts to a number if the string contains a numeric character. The string can contain white space and include a minus sign followed by a number. White space can follow the number in the string. Any other string is Not a Number (NaN).

A Boolean TRUE converts to 1. A Boolean FALSE converts to 0.

If a value passed as an argument to the function is not a number, the function returns Not A Number (NaN).

Example

The following expression converts payment to a number:

number ( PAYMENT )

The following table contains example arguments and return values:

PAYMENT	RETURN VALUE
‘850.00’	850.00
TRUE	1
FALSE	0
AB	NaN

Appendix B: XPath Query Functions Reference

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