ReadNumber (Kernel)¶

ReadNumber(text)¶

Reads the given string and converts it to a number. It can convert hex strings as long as they begin with $. It returns the number generated.

Parameters:	text (string) – The text with a number in it.
Returns:	The number extracted from the text.

Example:

(= aNumber (ReadNumber "500")
(= aNumber (ReadNumber "$12AB")