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    Convert a String to Float

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    • G Offline
      glro
      last edited by

      i want to read a number from a text file on my hard drive, containing only this number

      i wrote this

      
      hcal = IO.read("C;\\...txt").chomp
      hcal.to_f
      
      

      but when i check

      hcal.class
      

      hcal is still a string, not a float...

      can you tell me where is my mistake?

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        Jim
        last edited by

        hcal = IO.read("file.txt").strip.to_f

        Hi

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          hcal.to_f doesn't modify hcal, it returns a float. So you need to write it like so: hcal = hcal.to_f

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          • G Offline
            glro
            last edited by

            @thomthom said:

            hcal.to_f doesn't modify hcal, it returns a float. So you need to write it like so: hcal = hcal.to_f

            thanks to both you...

            yes, both codes work nicely; i spent 3 hours to look for a solution, and i get 2 different, in a few minutes, on sketchucation...

            learning ruby on the internet is an exciting experience

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