real/2 or float/2—convert a numeric value to a real  value


The real/2 or float/2 primitive converts a numeric value to a real  value.

$REALVAL=real($NUMBER)
$REALVAL=float($NUMBER)

real/2 or float/2 arguments

Argument

Mode

Type

Description

$NUMBER

Input

INTEGER|REAL

Specifies the numeric (integer or real) value to be converted to a real (floating point) value

$REALVAL

Output

REAL

The conversion result, returned as a real (floating point) value

Use  real/2 or float/2 to convert a numeric value to a real (floating point) value returned in $REALVAL.

real/2 or float/2 example

$DEV = ( $AVERAGE_DURATION - real($E.duration) ) ^ 2;

 

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