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NUMBER
Converts a value of another data type into a number.
Syntax
NUMBER(string value, [format], [locale]) NUMBER(integer value) NUMBER(currency value) NUMBER(percentage value) NUMBER(Boolean value)
Inputs
value - The value of the data type that is converted to number.
format (optional) - The format used for conversion. Format must be enclosed by quotes, e.g. “00.00”.
locale (optional) - Locale specifies a combination of language and country. A locale in the option set will override the one that is used as default in the project. Commonly used are en-US, en-GB, nl-NL, nl-BE, fr-FR. The list of language codes can be found here. A list of country codes can be found here.
Default formats
For all conversion functions that use a string as parameter, the [format] describes the format in which the input string value parameter is in. When not specifying a format, by default this format is used:
- string to number - 4 digits.
Return type
- number
Examples
- NUMBER(TRUE) results in a number value 1.0000