toreal()

Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Fabric ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel

Converts the input expression to a value of type real.

The todouble() and toreal() functions are equivalent.

Note

When possible, use real literals instead.

Syntax

toreal(Expr)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
value	scalar	✔️	The value to convert to real.

Returns

If conversion is successful, the result is a value of type real. Otherwise, the returned value will be real(null).

Example

toreal("123.4") == 123.4