String

to_d → bigdecimal click to toggle source

Convert string to a BigDecimal and return it.

require 'bigdecimal'
require 'bigdecimal/util'

"0.5".to_d
# => #<BigDecimal:1dc69e0,'0.5E0',9(18)>

 
               # File bigdecimal/lib/bigdecimal/util.rb, line 47
def to_d
  BigDecimal(self)
end

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