text2num proc

Format

• text2num(T)
• text2num(T, radix)

Args

• T: A text string.
• radix: The radix/base of the number, e.g. 16 for hexadecimal

Returns

A number.

If T is a text string for a number, return the number. Any non-numeric text following the initial portion will be ignored. If there is no initial numeric portion, the result is null.

var/number = text2num("123")  // = 123

The optional radix, which defaults to 10, can be any integer from 2 to 36.

See also

num2text proc