Hi Joe,
If you know the format is consistent and you don't really need much error
handling then something like this would work
('($1,925.46)' reject: [:e | '($),' includes: e]) asNumber
All the best,
Ron Teitelbaum
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> boun...@lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Alotta
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 12:41 PM
> To: beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org
> Subject: [Newbies] '($1,925.46)' asNumber
>
> Greetings,
>
> I want to convert a String with parenthesis and dollar sign to a Number or
> Float.
>
> '($1,925.46)’ asNumber
>
> Is there something out of the box that does this, or do I have to write it
> myself, character by character?
>
> Should I use a ReadStream?
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joe.
>
>
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