Section: Type Conversion Functions
y = float(x)
where x
is an n
-dimensional numerical array. Conversion follows the general C rules. Note that both NaN
and Inf
are both preserved under type conversion.
float
. First, we convert from an integer (the argument is an integer because no decimal is present):
--> float(200) ans = 200
In the next example, a double precision argument is passed in (the presence of a decimal without the f
suffix implies double precision).
--> float(400.0) ans = 400
In the next example, a dcomplex argument is passed in. The result is the real part of the argument, and in this context, float
is equivalent to the function real
.
--> float(3.0+4.0*i) ans = 3
In the next example, a string argument is passed in. The string argument is converted into an integer array corresponding to the ASCII values of each character.
--> float('helo') ans = 104 101 108 111
In the last example, a cell-array is passed in. For cell-arrays and structure arrays, the result is an error.
--> float({4}) Error: Cannot convert cell-arrays to any other type.