The NUMVAL-C function returns the numeric value represented by the character string specified by argument-1. Any optional currency sign specified by argument-2 and any optional commas preceding the decimal point are ignored. The type of this function is numeric.
Usage
FUNCTION NUMVAL-C (argument-1 [argument-2])
Parameters
1. Argument-1 must be a non-numeric literal or alphanumeric data item whose content has one of the following formats:
[space] [+] [space] [cs] [space] {digit [, digit] ... [. [digit]]} [space]
[-] {. digit }
or
[space] [cs] [space] {digit [, digit] ... [. [digit]]} [space] [+ ] [space]
{. digit } [- ]
[CR]
[DB]
where space is a string of zero or more spaces, cs is the string of one or more characters specified by argument-2, and digit is a string of one or more digits.
2. If the DECIMAL-POINT IS COMMA clause is specified in the SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph, the functions of the comma and decimal point in argument-1 are reversed.
3. The total number of digits in argument-1 must not exceed 18.
4. Argument-2, if specified, must be a non-numeric value represented by argument-1.
5. If argument-2 is not specified, the character used for cs is the currency symbol specified for the program.
Returned Values
1. The returned value is the numeric value represented by argument-1.
2. The number of digits returned is 18.