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Group: String Manipulation
See also: string substr
Function: atof
Description: Converts strings to numbers.
Usage: z = atof(x)
Input:
x array of strings
Output:
z array
Note:
Example:
s = #("123", "2")~#("3", "4")~#("1.0"+"6", "three")
z = atof(s)
s; array of strings
z; array of numbers
Result:
Contents of s



[1,] "123" "3" "1.06"

[2,] "2" "4" "three"

Contents of z

[1,]      123        3     1.06

[2,]        2        4     +NAN
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