ConVar.GetFloat
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| Function | |
| Syntax | ConVar:GetFloat( ) |
| Description: | |
| Retrieves an integer as a float value from a ConVar object. | |
| Returns: | Float |
| In Object: | Convar |
| Realm: |
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Examples
| Description | This example shows how the GetFloat method translates different data types and values |
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| Code | local convar1 = CreateClientConVar("__testconvar_float_1",0) local convar2 = CreateClientConVar("__testconvar_float_2","0") local convar3 = CreateClientConVar("__testconvar_float_3",1) local convar4 = CreateClientConVar("__testconvar_float_4","1") local convar5 = CreateClientConVar("__testconvar_float_5",1.3) local convar6 = CreateClientConVar("__testconvar_float_6","1.3") local convar7 = CreateClientConVar("__testconvar_float_7","lolstring") local convar8 = CreateClientConVar("__testconvar_float_8","") Msg("Command 1: "..tostring(convar1:GetFloat()).."\n") Msg("Command 2: "..tostring(convar2:GetFloat()).."\n") Msg("Command 3: "..tostring(convar3:GetFloat()).."\n") Msg("Command 4: "..tostring(convar4:GetFloat()).."\n") Msg("Command 5: "..tostring(convar5:GetFloat()).."\n") Msg("Command 6: "..tostring(convar6:GetFloat()).."\n") Msg("Command 7: "..tostring(convar7:GetFloat()).."\n") Msg("Command 8: "..tostring(convar8:GetFloat()).."\n") |
| Output | Command 1: 0 Command 2: 0 Command 3: 1 Command 4: 1 Command 5: 1.2999999523163 Command 6: 1.2999999523163 Command 7: 0 Command 8: 0 |
Additional Notes
- The GetFloat method is affected by Lua's rounding error problems. In the example above, you can see that the value returned was ever so slightly off of the actual value.
