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Siebel eScript Language Reference > Methods Reference > Conversion Methods > Convert String to Floating-Point Number MethodThe Convert String to Floating-Point Number method converts an alphanumeric string to a floating-point decimal number. It returns a floating-point decimal number. If it cannot convert to a number the value that the string argument contains, then it returns the following value: For more information, see NaN Numbers. FormatTable 85 describes the arguments for the Convert String to Floating-Point Number method. How the Convert String to Floating-Point Number Method Handles the StringThe first character that is not a white space character must be a digit or a minus sign (-). For more information, see Use White Space to Improve Readability. The Convert String to Floating-Point Number method does the following:
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