Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/bigdecimal/util.rb

Overview

bigdecimal/util extends the native String class to provide the #to_d method.

When you require ‘bigdecimal/util’ in your application, this method will be available on String objects.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#to_d ⇒ Object

call-seq:

string.to_d  -> bigdecimal

Convert string to a BigDecimal and return it.

require 'bigdecimal'
require 'bigdecimal/util'

"0.5".to_d
# => 0.5e0



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# File 'lib/bigdecimal/util.rb', line 65

def to_d
  begin
    BigDecimal(self)
  rescue ArgumentError
    BigDecimal(0)
  end
end