[Gambas-user] Convert a "currency" string to a number

[Bruce Steers]

On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 at 22:39, BB <adamnt42 at gmail.com> wrote:

> What's the best way to convert a string that looks like "$98,765" or
> "$98,765.43" to an integer / float?
>
> Or putting this another way, I want to test if the value is > something
> (like "sTotal > 50000"), what is the most efficient way to do this check.
>
> tia
>
> bruce
>


What about

Print GetFloat("$98,765.43")

Public Sub GetFloat(sVal As String) As Float

  Return CFloat(Split(st, "£$,").Join(""))

End

Respects
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