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ToNumber() Method

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This function converts its parameter to a number.

Syntax

ToNumber(value)

Parameter	Description
value	The value to be converted to a number

Returns

A value that depends on value's original data type, according to the following table:

Data Type	Returns
Boolean	+0 if value is false, 1 if value is true
buffer	value if successful; otherwise, NaN
null	0
number	value
object	NaN
string	value if successful; otherwise, NaN
undefined	NaN

Usage

This function converts its parameter to a number.

CAUTION:  The ToNumber() function is unique to Siebel eScript. Avoid using it in a script that may be used with a JavaScript interpreter that does not support it.

See Also

ToInt32() Method, ToInteger() Method, ToString() Method, ToUint16() Method, ToUint32() Method, and Math.round() Method

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