Number from String [STRTONUM]

Extracts numerical character(s) from the initial position in a string.

(Only the beginning of the string is considered. Numerical characters within the string are not found.)

Syntax

STRTONUM ("Text")

Data Types of the Arguments

String

Data Type of the Result

Number

Example

Extract the number which is the first character of the element’s ARCHICAD IFC ID (a string-type parameter). (e.g. “3MtfJD8lf96mvn65fX2qo”)

Expression

STRTONUM (ARCHICAD IFC ID)

Result

3 (for an element whose ID is “3MtfJD8lf96mvn65fX2qo”)