val

Converts numeric characters that occur at the beginning of a
string to a number. If conversion fails, returns zero.

val(String) → returns numeric

Argument Reference

String string
Required

A string or a variable that contains one

Examples
Sample code invoking the val function

Numeric characters at beginning and middle of a string

val("120test12sstring");

Expected Result: 120

Numeric characters only at the end of a string

val("string98");

Expected Result: 0

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