| Syntax |
single (value)
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| Params |
value is the object whose datatype you wish to coerce to singleType.
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| Action |
Coerces the datatype of value to be single-precision floating-point if possible.
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| Returns |
The coerced value if coercion is successful, otherwise, returns an error.
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| Examples |
single (32768)
» 32768.0
single (2000000000)
» 2000000000.0
single ("123.45")
» 123.45
single (1)/3
» 0.3333
single (infinity)
» 3.40282E+38
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| Errors |
An attempt to coerce an inappropriate datatype to a single-precision floating-point number produces an error message.
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| Notes |
See the discussion of datatypes in Chapter 1 of the UserTalk Reference Guide for information on the range of values that can be represented by a single-precision floating-point number, and for other details.
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