how to convert string to double?

[kathy]

I can not find something like atof() which can convert string to
double.

Can anyone help me?

[xuatla]

kathy wrote:

I can not find something like atof() which can convert string to
double.

Can anyone help me?

How about just using atof(s.c_str()), given s is a string in your case?

X

[Thomas Tutone]

kathy wrote:

I can not find something like atof() which can convert string to
double.

Can anyone help me?

It's in the FAQ:

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lit....html#faq-39.2

You may want to read the rest of the FAQ too - I bet you'll find it
very helpful.

Best regards,

Tom

[dakka]

kathy wrote:

I can not find something like atof() which can convert string to
double.

Can anyone help me?

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>

using namespace std;

double strtodouble(const string& what)
{
istringstream instr(what);
double val;
instr >> val;
return val;
}

int main()
{
string dbl("3.1415");
cout << strtodouble(dbl) << endl;
return 0;
}

--
--dakka

Dykstra's Observation:
If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be
the process of putting them in.

[kathy]

The following failed:

istringstream instr;
double val[2];
instr.str(str1);
instr >> val[0];
instr.str(str2);
instr >> val[2];

why?

[kathy]

wrong typing:

instr >> val[2];

should be

instr >> val[1];

[kathy]

wrong typing:

instr >> val[2];

should be

instr >> val[1];

[mlimber]

kathy wrote:

The following failed:

istringstream instr;
double val[2];
instr.str(str1);
instr >> val[0];
Because the stream state is currently set to fail, you need to clear
it:

instr.clear();
instr.str(str2);
instr >> val[1]; // Fixed as in your followup

why?

In the future, you should tell us how it failed. Fortunately, this one
was fairly easy to spot.

Cheers! --M

[kathy]

why it set to fail state?