How to convert a String to Floating number?? 1

[rcsen]

Hi,

I would like to convert a string variable which contains fraction to a numeric value,


say,

125 1/2 to 125.50

Could you please suggest a solution?

Thanks in Advance.


-RCSEN.

 

[latch]

Assuming blank space is your delimiter,


$number = "125 1/2";
($pre,$post)=split (/ /,$number);
$result=$pre + eval ( $post );



HTH


regards
CM

 

[tsdragon]

Good answer!
Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[tsdragon]

BTW, if you want to make sure the number has only two decimals, like your example, you can use sprintf:

$result = sprintf("%.2f", $result);

Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[rcsen]

Hi latch and Tracy,

Thank you very much for the help.


-RCSEN.