Convert character array to float?

Question

I\'m writing a very basic command line C++ application that takes arguments on execution.

I just started C++ today, and it seems apparent that you can only take

Answer 1

You are just converting a char * variable to float by typecasting. It will typecast value of the pointer to float, not the string to float.

You need to use functions such as atof, strtof to convert string to float. Or you can write your own function to to convert string to float.