into float

For conversions.

Convert data into floating point number.

Command Type

built-in

Signature

> into float {flags} ...rest

Parameters

  • ...rest: For a data structure input, convert data at the given cell paths.

Input/output types:

input output
int float
string float
bool float
float float
table table
record record
list<any> list<float>

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
1.345

Coerce 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
1.0

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