Number.FromText

Syntax

Number.FromText(text as nullable text, optional culture as nullable text) as nullable number

About

Returns a number value from the given text value, text.

• text: The textual representation of a number value. The representation must be in a common number format, such as "15", "3,423.10", or "5.0E-10".
• culture: An optional culture that controls how text is interpreted (for example, "en-US").

Example 1

Get the number value of "4".

Usage

Number.FromText("4")

Output

4

Example 2

Get the number value of "5.0e-10".

Usage

Number.FromText("5.0e-10")

Output

5E-10

Related content

• How culture affects text formatting
• Standard numeric format strings
• Custom numeric format strings