method
to_d
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- Class:
String
to_d()public
Returns the result of interpreting leading characters in str as a BigDecimal.
require 'bigdecimal' require 'bigdecimal/util' "0.5".to_d # => 0.5e0 "123.45e1".to_d # => 0.12345e4 "45.67 degrees".to_d # => 0.4567e2
See also BigDecimal::new.