string>number ( str -- n/f )
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Vocabulary
math.parser

Inputs

str

a string

Outputs

n/f	a real or f

Word description
Creates a real number from a string representation of a number in base 10.

Outputs f if the string does not represent a number.

See also
number>string

Definition

USING: math.parser.private ;

IN: math.parser

: string>number ( str -- n/f )
    10 <number-parse> [ @first-char ] require-next-digit ;