Convert string to decimal number in ruby

Question

I need to work with decimals. In my program, the user need to put a number with decimals to convert that number.

The problem is: If I try to convert the argument into a

Answer 1

Capitalized conversion methods are a well-established Ruby idiom. See this great post from Advi Grimm

Integer("641339524823408659")
=> 641339524823408659