Awesome Kevin. That solution is sexy. I don't even need the java library anymore.
On Nov 22, 5:02 pm, Kevin Downey <redc...@gmail.com> wrote: > user=> (read-string "1.1") > 1.1 > user=> > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Don <josereyno...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks a bunch Richard. > > > On Nov 22, 4:47 pm, Richard Newman <holyg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > I am having a problem converting a string to decimal. I want to > >> > convert "1.0" to decimal 1.0. > > >> For a double (not decimal): > > >> (Double/parseDouble "1.1") > >> => > >> 1.1 > > >> for a decimal: > > >> (BigDecimal. "1.1") > >> 1.1M > > >> Note that Clojure has reader support for BigDecimal (the "M"). > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Clojure" group. > > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > > your first post. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > > -- > And what is good, Phaedrus, > And what is not good— > Need we ask anyone to tell us these things? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
