Value.toFloat

Converts an object to a float value.

Syntax

public static float toFloat( Object value )

Parameters

value

The value to convert.

Return Value

Returns a float value that represents the object.

Exceptions

ClassCastException thrown if the argument cannot be converted.

Remarks

The following table lists the supported argument types and the resulting conversion.

Type	Conversion
null	Returns 0.
Character	Returns the character stored in the object. Produced by calling Character.charValue.
Number	Returns the float value of the object. Produced by calling Number.floatValue.
String	Returns the result of converting the numeric string to a float value. Produced by calling Float.valueOf.
Variant	Returns the result of coercing the variant to a float value. Produced by calling Variant.toFloat.

See Also toObject