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ee.Number.toFloat

  • TheNumber.toFloat() method casts an input number to a 32-bit float.

  • This method returns a Number type.

  • The method takes a single argument,input, which must be a Number.

  • Example usage in JavaScript and Python demonstrates casting a number to a float.

 Casts the input value to a 32-bit float.

UsageReturns
Number.toFloat()Number
ArgumentTypeDetails
this:inputNumberThe input value.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Declare an ee.Number.varnumber=ee.Number(100);print('ee.Number:',number);// Cast a number to signed 32-bit floating point number.varfloatNumber=number.toFloat();print('ee.Number cast to float:',floatNumber);

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and usinggeemap for interactive development.

importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap

Colab (Python)

# Declare an ee.Number.number=ee.Number(100)display('ee.Number:',number)# Cast a number to signed 32-bit floating point number.float_number=number.toFloat()display('ee.Number cast to float:',float_number)

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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.