Bookshelf v7.8: Conversion Methods in Siebel eScript

Table 14. Conversion Methods in Siebel eScript
Method	Purpose
escape() Method	Escapes special characters in a string
eval() Method	Converts an expression to its value
parseFloat() Method	Converts a string to a float
parseInt() Method	Converts a string to an integer
ToBoolean() Method	Converts a value to a Boolean
ToBuffer() Method	Converts a value to a buffer
ToBytes() Method	Converts a value to a buffer (raw transfer)
toExponential() Method	Converts a number to exponential notation
toFixed() Method	Converts a number to a specific number of decimal places
ToInteger() Method	Converts a value to an integer
ToNumber() Method	Converts a value to a number
ToObject() Method	Converts a value to an object
toPrecision() Method	Converts a number to a specific number of significant digits
ToString() Method	Converts a value to a string
ToUint16() Method	Converts a value to an unsigned integer
ToUint32() Method	Converts a value to an unsigned large integer
unescape(string) Method	Removes escape sequences in a string