B&B Electronics VFG3000 - Manual - Manual (Page 364)

T EXT T O F LOAT ( STRING ) V LINX F IELDBUS G ATEWAY M ANAGER U SER M ANUAL
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LOAT
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STRING
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A RGUMENT T YPE D ESCRIPTION
string cstring The string to be processed.
D ESCRIPTION
Returns the value of string , treating it as a floating-point number. This function is often
used together with Mid to extract values from strings received from raw serial ports. It can
also be used to convert other string values into floating-point numbers.
F UNCTION T YPE
This function is passive.
R ETURN T YPE
float.
E XAMPLE
Data := TextToFloat("3.142")