Function

todecimal( value )

Converts a value to Decimal (double precision floating point).

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
value	Any Type	Value to convert.

Returns

Decimal

Usage considerations

When operating on arrays, it is not necessary to use apply with todecimal. If multiple parameters are passed, or one parameter is an Array, todecimal will return a Decimal Array.

Examples

todecimal("3.6") returns 3.6

todecimal("3.6", "4.2") and todecimal({"3.6", "4.2"}) both return {3.6,4.2}

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible