Integer#to_f

() -> ::Float

to_f → float

static VALUE
int_to_f(VALUE num)
{
    double val;

    if (FIXNUM_P(num)) {
        val = (double)FIX2LONG(num);
    }
    else if (RB_BIGNUM_TYPE_P(num)) {
        val = rb_big2dbl(num);
    }
    else {
        rb_raise(rb_eNotImpError, "Unknown subclass for to_f: %s", rb_obj_classname(num));
    }

    return DBL2NUM(val);
}

Converts self to a Float:

Example

1.to_f  # => 1.0
-1.to_f # => -1.0

If the value of self does not fit in a Float, the result is infinity:

Example

(10**400).to_f  # => Infinity
(-10**400).to_f # => -Infinity

See also #to_bn #to_i #times #to_int also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0

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