string_to_int

Declaration

string_to_int (text: STRING): INTEGER

Description

Converts text to an integer. Returns 0 if text does not represent a number.

See Also

stringify
str_english
str
string functions

Example

script convert_strings is
  number := 42
  str_number := str (number) 
    -- str_number = '42'
  str_number := stringify (number)
    -- str_number = '42'
  number := string_to_int (str_number)
    -- number = 42
  eng_number := str_english (number)
    -- eng_number = 'forty two'
end