Name

strtod — Convert string to double.

Calling Sequence

d =  strtod(str)
[d,endstr] = strtod(str)

Parameters

str

A character string or matrix of character strings

d

A real or matrix of reals

endstr

A character string or matrix of character strings (next character in str after the numerical value).

Description

[d,endstr] = strtod(str) Parses strings str interpreting its content as a floating point number and returns its value as a real.

Examples

 
strtod('123.556This is a sample real')
[d,endstr] = strtod('123.556This is a sample real')
strtod(['123.556This is a sample real','888.666 here'])
[d,endstr] =strtod(['123.556This is a sample real','888.666 here'])