zend_string_to_double()
Submitted by Katrina Niolet on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 19:57.
Converts a char* into a double
zend_string_to_double(const char *number, zend_uint length)
Returns:
double
Parameters:
| type | parameter | description |
|---|---|---|
| const char* | number | string you wish to convert to a number |
| zend_uint | length | number of characters from the string to convert, starting from the beginning. If 0 this function will return 0.0. |
Convert a string into a double, if the string contains an E or e, the numbers after it will be used as an exponent; for example "2E2" will become 200.0
Example:
d = zend_string_to_double("34.54", 5);