Convert string with commas to float

Question

Is there a built-in Delphi function which would convert a string such as \'3,232.00\' to float? StrToFloat raises an exception because of the comma. Or is the only way to stri

Answer 1

I use a function which is able to handle the ',' and the '.' as decimalseparator...:

function ConvertToFloat(aNr: String; aDefault:Integer): Extended;
var
  sNr, s3R, sWhole, sCent:String;
  eRC:Extended;
begin
  sNr:=ReplaceStr(sNr, ' ', '');

  if (Pos('.', sNr) > 0) or (Pos(',', sNr) > 0) then
  begin
    // Get 3rd character from right
    s3R:=LeftStr(RightStr(sNr, 3), 1);
    if s3R <> DecimalSeparator then
    begin
      if not IsNumber(s3R) then
      begin
        s3R := DecimalSeparator;
        sWhole := LeftSr(sNr, Length(sNr) - 3);
        sCent := (RightStr(sNr, 2);
        sNr := sWhole + DecimalSeparator + sCent;
      end
      else
        // there are no decimals... add ',00'
        sNr:=sNr + DecimalSeparator + '00';
    end;
    // DecimalSeparator is present; get rid of other symbols
    if (DecimalSeparator = '.') and (Pos(',', sNr) > 0) then sNr:=ReplaceStr(sNr, ',', '');
    if (DecimalSeparator = ',') and (Pos('.', sNr) > 0) then sNr:=ReplaceStr(sNr, '.', '');
  end;

  eRc := StrToFloat(sNr);
end;