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CFloat
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<div class="black"><font size="-2"><b>Syntax</b></font></div>
<pre class="syntax"><u>Float</u> <b>= CFloat (</b> <u>Expression</u> AS Variant <b>)</b> AS Float
<u>Float</u> <b>= CFlt (</b> <u>Expression</u> AS Variant <b>)</b> AS Float</pre><p>

Converts an expression into a floating point number.
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Be careful! The current localization is <b>not</b> used by this function.
This means: If the expression is a string, the decimal separator in the expression MUST be &quot;.&quot;, even if
in the localization there is defined &quot;,&quot; as decimale separator (as in germany)
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<a href="../error/type+en">Type mismatch (#6)</a>
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<u>Expression</u> cannot be converted.
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<div class="gray"><font size="-2"><b>Example</b></font></div>
<pre class="example">PRINT CFloat(&quot;+3.1416&quot;)
<hr>3.1416</pre>
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<pre class="example">PRINT CFloat(&quot;1.0E+3&quot;)
<hr>1000</pre>
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<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="../cat/conv+en">Conversion Functions</a>&nbsp;

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