The mi_string_to_decimal() function
The mi_string_to_decimal() function converts a text (string) representation of a decimal value to its binary (internal) DECIMAL representation.
Syntax
mi_decimal *mi_string_to_decimal(decimal_string)
mi_string *decimal_string;- decimal_string
- A pointer to the decimal string to convert to its internal DECIMAL format.
| Valid in client LIBMI application? | Valid in user-defined routine? |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes |
Usage
The mi_string_to_decimal() function
converts the decimal string that decimal_string references
to its internal DECIMAL (mi_decimal) value. An internal DECIMAL
value is the format that the database server uses to store a value
in a DECIMAL column of the database. This format can represent both
fixed-point and floating-point decimal numbers.
Important: The mi_string_to_decimal() function
replaces the mi_decimal_to_binary() function for
string-to-internal-DECIMAL conversion in DataBlade® API modules.
The mi_string_to_decimal() function accepts the decimal string in the numeric format of the current processing locale. For more information, see the HCL OneDB™ GLS User's Guide.
For more information about how to convert decimal strings to internal DECIMAL format, see the HCL OneDB DataBlade API Programmer's Guide.
Return values
- An mi_decimal pointer
- A pointer to the internal DECIMAL representation that mi_string_to_decimal() has created.
- NULL
- The function was not successful.