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Re: String to number

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg73195] Re: [mg73174] String to number
• From: Stern <nycstern at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 05:10:09 -0500 (EST)
• References: <200702060819.DAA24596@smc.vnet.net>

I would do it like this:

Fold[(10 #1 + #2) &, 0, ToExpression[Characters[YOURSTRINGHERE]]]

For example,
Fold[(10 #1 + #2) &, 0, ToExpression[Characters["123"]]]

  -> 123

Michael




On 2/6/07, Jos=E9 Carlos Santos <jcsantos at fc.up.pt> wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> The ToString command generates a string from an expression. Is there a
> similar command which generates numbers from strings? What I mean by
> this is: is there a command (let's call it ToNumber) such that
>
> ToNumber["12"]
>
> generates the number 12?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jose Carlos Santos
>
>

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  • String to number
    • From: José Carlos Santos <jcsantos@fc.up.pt>