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convertToInteger() Operation for Strings


Syntax


set anInteger = aString.convertToInteger() 
set anInteger = convertToInteger(LITERAL)


Semantics

Converts the lexical representation of an integer (e.g. 12345) to an Integer type. The format used is: [+|-][nnnnn]
nnnnnmay be any number of decimal digits (0-9). Empty string is converted to 0.

If the conversion is not possible, an error message is raised (for instance: NULL strings).

Substitutables

aString

Can be any variable or object attribute having the type String.  

LITERAL

String literal.

Examples


set anInteger = aString.convertToInteger(); 

For a UML example, refer to

Type Converter Operations

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