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<center>'''tonumber()''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Two|Two]]-''</center> | <center>'''tonumber()''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Two|Two]], updated by [[User:Drundia|Drundia]] 21:59, 25 April 2006 (EDT)-''</center> | ||
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;''Arguments'' | ;''Arguments'' | ||
:<b>tonumber( | :<b>tonumber(arg {,base})</b> | ||
::<b> | ::<b>arg</b> - this value will be converted to a numeric value. | ||
::<b>base</b> - An optional argument specifies the base to interpret the numeral. The base may be any integer between 2 and 36, inclusive. In bases above 10, the letter `A´ (in either upper or lower case) represents 10, `B´ represents 11, and so forth, with `Z´ representing 35. In base 10 (the default), the number may have a decimal part, as well as an optional exponent part. In other bases, only unsigned integers are accepted. | |||
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tonumber("argqerg") | tonumber("argqerg") | ||
--Returns nil | --Returns nil | ||
tonumber("13", 8) | |||
--Returns 11 | |||
tonumber ("D", 16) | |||
--Returns 13 | |||
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{{WoW API}} | {{WoW API}} | ||
Revision as of 01:59, 26 April 2006
- Arguments
- tonumber(arg {,base})
- arg - this value will be converted to a numeric value.
- base - An optional argument specifies the base to interpret the numeral. The base may be any integer between 2 and 36, inclusive. In bases above 10, the letter `A´ (in either upper or lower case) represents 10, `B´ represents 11, and so forth, with `Z´ representing 35. In base 10 (the default), the number may have a decimal part, as well as an optional exponent part. In other bases, only unsigned integers are accepted.
- Returns
- The argument as a numeric value or nil if the value cannot be converted.
- Examples
tonumber("123")
--Returns 123
tonumber("argqerg")
--Returns nil
tonumber("13", 8)
--Returns 11
tonumber ("D", 16)
--Returns 13