---
name: "BIS_fnc_parseNumber"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Math", "Strings"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_parseNumber
revid: 370223
updated: 2024-11-11T05:36:36Z
---

# BIS_fnc_parseNumber

*Function · Math, Strings · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2 v1.00*

## Description

Return number from expression

## Syntax

```sqf
value call BIS_fnc_parseNumber
```

**Parameters:**

- `value`: [Number](../topics/Number.md), [String](../topics/String.md), [Code](../topics/Code.md) or [Config](../topics/Config.md)

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md) - parsed number, -1 if value is not a number

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _result = 7.62 call BIS_fnc_parseNumber;
_result = "7.62" call BIS_fnc_parseNumber;
_result = { 7.62 } call BIS_fnc_parseNumber;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
"[10,20,30]" call BIS_fnc_parseNumber; //returns [10,20,30]
```

## See also

[parseNumber](../commands/parseNumber.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc parseNumber](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_parseNumber) (revision 370223).</sub>