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## toFloat()

#### Description

Converts a valid String to a float. The input string should start with a digit. If the string contains non-digit characters, the function will stop performing the conversion. For example, the strings `"123.45`", `"123`", and `"123fish`" are converted to 123.45, 123.00, and 123.00 respectively. Note that `"123.456`" is approximated with 123.46. Note too that floats have only 6-7 decimal digits of precision and that longer strings might be truncated.

#### Syntax

string.toFloat()

#### Parameters

string: a variable of type String

#### Returns

float
If no valid conversion could be performed because the string doesn't start with a digit, a zero is returned.

#### Example

- StringToFloatExample

#### See also

- compareTo()

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