ParseToNumber Command

ParseToNumber[ <Number>, <String> ]

Parses the string and stores the result to a number a, which must be defined and free before the command is used.

Example: Define a = 3 and text1 = "6". ParseToNumber[a, text1] returns a = 6.

Notes:

• This is a scripting command which only sets the value of a number once. To convert a text text1 into a number which is updated dynamically, use FromBase[text1,10].
• See also ParseToFunction command.