Val
Returns the numbers contained in a string as a numeric value of appropriate type.
Syntax
Val(String_Expression)
Arguments
String_Expression | String that contains a number to be converted to a numeric value. |
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Examples
Val("9.56")
Above example will return 9.56. If the calculated member will have a formatting Integer then the display value will be 10.
Next example returns a numeric value from String Issue Name that follows after -. So if the Issue name is Demo-12, then the returned value will be 12.
Val(
ExtractString([Issue].CurrentMember.Name,
'.*-(\d+)', 1)
)
See also
Read more about ExtractString function that is used in the example.