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  1. Preface
  2. Function reference
  3. Constants
  4. Operators
  5. Dates
  6. Functions
  7. System variables
  8. Datatype reference

Function Reference

Function Reference

TO_FLOAT

TO_FLOAT

Converts a string or numeric value to a double-precision floating point number (the Double datatype). TO_FLOAT ignores leading spaces.

Syntax

TO_FLOAT(
value
)
Argument
Required/
Optional
Description
value
Required
Must be a string or numeric datatype. Passes the values you want to convert to double values. You can enter any valid expression.

Return Value

Double value.
0 if the value in the column is blank or a non-numeric character.
NULL if a value passed to this function is NULL.

Example

This expression uses values from the column IN_TAX:
TO_FLOAT( IN_TAX )
IN_TAX
RETURN VALUE
'15.6789'
15.6789
'60.2'
60.2
'118.348'
118.348
NULL
NULL
'A12.3Grove'
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