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.TH Num.parse 3 2025-08-16 "Tomo man-pages"
.SH NAME
Num.parse \- convert text to number
.SH LIBRARY
Tomo Standard Library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BI Num.parse\ :\ func(text:\ Text,\ remainder:\ &Text?\ =\ none\ ->\ Num?)
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Converts a text representation of a number into a floating-point number.
.SH ARGUMENTS
.TS
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lb lb lbx lb
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Name Type Description Default
text Text The text containing the number. -
remainder &Text? If non-none, this argument will be set to the remainder of the text after the matching part. If none, parsing will only succeed if the entire text matches. none
.TE
.SH RETURN
The number represented by the text or `none` if the entire text can't be parsed as a number.
.SH EXAMPLES
.EX
>> Num.parse("3.14")
= 3.14 : Num?
>> Num.parse("1e3")
= 1000 : Num?
>> Num.parse("1.5junk")
= none : Num?
remainder : Text
>> Num.parse("1.5junk", &remainder)
= 1.5 : Num?
>> remainder
= "junk"
.EE
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