| Tag Link | [Decimal] | Category | Math |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Substitution | Source Available | No |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 5.0 |
| Change | Unchanged | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | Decimal | Security | None |
| Implementation | LCAPI | Sets | Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0 |
[Decimal] casts a value to data type decimal. The following rules apply when performing this conversion.
- Integer values are cast to their decimal equivalent.
- String values that contain only a decimal or integer representation are cast to the decimal equivalent.
- Null values are cast to 0.
It is not possible to use this tag to cast values of types map or array.
[Decimal: 'Value']
[Variable: 'VariableName'=(Decimal: 'Value')]
| Required Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Value | The value will be converted to a decimal and returned. |
To cast an action parameter to type decimal:
Values retrieved from an HTML form or URL using [Action_Param] are always of data type string. It is necessary to cast these values to decimal if they will be used in a mathematical expression using symbols.
The following example adds the values for two [Action_Param] tags using the math symbol +.
[Output: (Decimal: (Action_Param: 'Price')) +
(Decimal: (Action_Param: 'Shipping'))]
19.95