method

to_d

Ruby latest stable (v1_9_3_392) - 0 notes - Class: String

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to_d() public

Convert string to a BigDecimal and return it.

require 'bigdecimal'
require 'bigdecimal/util'

"0.5".to_d
# => #<BigDecimal:1dc69e0,'0.5E0',9(18)>

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# File ext/bigdecimal/lib/bigdecimal/util.rb, line 47
  def to_d
    BigDecimal(self)
  end