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<h1>Float#( value )</h1>
<h1>Parameters</h1>
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value = a number, or a string which represents a number
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<h1>Description</h1>
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This is the same as Blitz's automatic type conversion.

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So the two commands...

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y# = value

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y# = Float( value )

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... do exactly the same thing.

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If Float is applied to a string it converts as much as possible:

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Float( "10" ) ...... result is 10.0

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Float( "3junk" ) .. result is 3.0

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Float( "junk3" ) .. result is 0.0

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In the latter two examples Float() stops converting when it sees "j".

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The typical use is to force floating point arithmetic:

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y# = 12 / 5 .............. result is 2.0 because 12 / 5 = 2 ( integer division )

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y# = float( 12 ) / 5 .... result is 2.4
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<h1><a href=../2d_examples/Float.bb>Example</a></h1>
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; Float example
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Print "Enter some text to be converted using Float()."
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Print "Hit ENTER to exit."
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Repeat
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s$ = Input$(">")
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If s$<>"" Then
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Print "Float("+Chr$(34)+s$+Chr$(34)+")=" + Float(s$)
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End If
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Until s$=""
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End
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