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Re: atoi equivalents?

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• Subject: [mg99432] Re: atoi equivalents?
• From: dh <dh at metrohm.com>
• Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 06:02:36 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <gtnk34$3le$1@smc.vnet.net>

Hi,

you may e.g. try:

ImportString["1213", "List"]

Daniel



Michael wrote:

> What is the most efficient or recommended way to parse numbers in Mathematica?

> 

> I can use ToExpression["1234"] and it will return the number.

> But this won't do, because I could be scraping un-trusted data and the

> above could lead to an injection of code.

> I could also use something like this: ToExpression[StringCases["1234",

> x1 : NumberString ~~ ___ -> x1]]

> but then I have to add error checking and whatnot.

> I suppose I could write a simple MathLink program which implement

> atoi, atol, etc.

> 

> All of these solutions seems like a lot of overhead.  Anybody have a

> better idea?

> 

> Thanks,

> 

> Michael

>