class String

 

Parent: Object

Class Index

Methods:to_l

 

Sample Code:stringtests.rb

 

 The String class contains a method used to parse a string as a length value. 
 

Instance Methods

 

to_l

The to_l method is used to parse a string and returns a length value.

Syntax:

length = str.to_l

Arguments:

 

Return Value:

length - a length value in current units if successful

Comments:

 

Example:

teststring = "3.2m"
begin
 len = teststring.to_l
rescue
 UI.messagebox $!.message
end
if (len)
 UI.messagebox len
else
 UI.messagebox "Failure"
end