BigFloat.parseFloat

Converts a string to a BigFloat.

Syntax

BigFloat.parseFloat(string)

Parameters

• string

  A string that contains a floating-point number.

Return value

The parsed BigFloat.

If the string can’t be parsed as a floating-point number, returns BigFloat with NaN value.

Example

BigFloat.parseFloat("1.234")

1.234

BigFloat.parseFloat("1e10")

10000000000

BigFloat.isNaN(parseFloat("oops"))

true