RE: [Newbies] '($1,925.46)' asNumber

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 > -Original Message- > From:

[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.

[Newbies] Re: '($1,925.46)' asNumber

Thanks, Ron. I needed to preserve the negative, so I append a minus sign, then use your snippet. , str := '($1,925.46)' . ('(*)' match: str ) ifTrue: [str := '-', str]. str := str reject: [:e | '($,)' includes: e]. num := str asNumber => -1925.46 Sincerely, Joe. -- View this message

RE: [Newbies] Re: '($1,925.46)' asNumber

From: Joseph Alotta Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 2:59 PM Thanks, Ron. I needed to preserve the negative, so I append a minus sign, then use your snippet. [Ron Teitelbaum] Excellent! Well done! , str := '($1,925.46)' . ('(*)' match: str ) ifTrue: [str := '-', str]. str := str reject: