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float() function

float() converts a value to a float type.

Function type signature
(v: A) => float
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For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

v

(Required) Value to convert.

Examples

Convert a string to a float

float(v: "3.14")// Returns 3.14
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Convert a scientific notation string to a float

float(v: "1.23e+20")// Returns 1.23e+20 (float)
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Convert an integer to a float

float(v: "10")// Returns 10.0
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Convert all values in a column to floats

If converting the _value column to float types, use toFloat(). If converting columns other than _value, use map() to iterate over each row and float() to convert a column value to a float type.

data
    |> map(fn: (r) => ({r with exampleCol: float(v: r.exampleCol)}))
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