like atoi but to float

c++ casting atoi
lital maatuk picture lital maatuk · Feb 16, 2011 · Viewed 24.7k times · Source

Is there a function similar to atoi which converts a string to float instead of to integer?

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RED SOFT ADAIR picture RED SOFT ADAIR · Feb 16, 2011

atof()

(or std::atof() talking C++ - thanks jons34yp)

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