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castToFloat

Cast any input to a floating point number.

Signature​

castToFloat(input: any, default?: number): number;

Parameters​

| Name | Type | Optional | Description | |:----------|:-------|:---------|:---------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------| | input | any | No | Specifies the input. | | default | number | Yes | Optional parameter which specifies the default floating point number if the supplied input cannot be casted. |

Return value​

Returns the floating point number value.

Example​

import { castToFloat } from "@tripetto/builder";

castToFloat("1"); // Returns `1`
castToFloat("1.5"); // Returns `1.5`
castToFloat(undefined); // Returns `0`