Type Cast

This is a pre-built Action located under the @Generic Element. The functionality of this Action in Avo Assure is to convert the format or data type of a given variable into another type. The converted value is stored in a dynamic variable.

Syntax

Input Value: <Variable>;<typecast type>

Argument	Description
<Variable> (Required)	Provide the variable whose data type needs to be changed.
<typecast type> (Required)	Provide the target data type to which the variable should be converted. Supported data types are: Int (Integer): It is used to store numbers without any decimal or fractional part. It used to convert from another type to integer type (double to int, float to int). Float: The float is used to convert numbers into decimal point. It used to convert from another type to float type (double to float, int to float). Double: A double variable that stores numeric values with decimal points, such as floating-point numbers. It used to convert from another type to integer (int to double, float to double). String: values of string variables may include numbers, letters, or symbols. It used to convert date type to string.

Output Value: <Dynamic Variable>;<Dynamic Variable>(Optional)

Argument	Description
<Dynamic Variable> (Required)	This dynamic variable stores the value or string after conversion.
<Dynamic Variable> (Optional)	This dynamic variable stores the status as True or False.

Example: Type Casting a Value to Float

In this example, we explain how to convert a value from one data type to another.

• Action: Type Cast

• Input Value: 98;float

  • The first argument (98) specifies the original value.

  • The second argument (float) specifies the target data type for conversion.

• Output Value: {Type Casted value}

  • The converted value (98.0) is stored in this {Type Casted value} dynamic variable.

  • If the second output variable is defined, it stores the operation status with the following possible values:

    • True: If the type casting is successful.

    • False: If the conversion fails due to an invalid data type or incompatible value.

• Logical Explanation: The Type Cast action fetches the value from the Input Value column (98;float) and converts it to the specified data type (float). After conversion, it stores the result (98.0) in the {Type Casted value} variable.

knowledge Bites:

Here are some examples of different string scenarios:

String	Input Value	Result
float/double to int	float to int: 34.56;int OR double to int: 34.56333333;int	34
int/double to float	int to float: 34;float OR double to float: 34.563333334545565434;float	int to float: 34.0 OR double to float: 34.5633333345455
int/float to double	int to float: 89;float OR float to double: 98.4443;double	int to float:89.0 OR float to double: 98.4443
int/float/double to string	int to string: 89;string OR float to string: 98.4443;string OR double to string: 435.554433;string	int to string: 89 OR float to string: 98.4443 OR double to string: 435.554433