Convert a String Series into a Decimal Series

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Description

Usage

series_str_to_decimal(..., scale = NULL, inference_length = 100L)

Arguments

…	These dots are for future extensions and must be empty.
scale	Number of digits after the comma to use for the decimals, or NULL (default). If NULL, the method will infer the scale from the data.
inference_length	Number of elements to parse to determine the precision and scale of the decimal data type.

Value

A polars Series

See Also

• \$str$to_decimal()

Examples

library("polars")

s <- as_polars_series(c(
  "40.12",
  "3420.13",
  "120134.19",
  "3212.98",
  "12.90",
  "143.09",
  "143.9"
))

s$str$to_decimal()

#> shape: (7, 1)
#> ┌──────────────┐
#> │              │
#> │ ---          │
#> │ decimal[*,2] │
#> ╞══════════════╡
#> │ 40.12        │
#> │ 3420.13      │
#> │ 120134.19    │
#> │ 3212.98      │
#> │ 12.90        │
#> │ 143.09       │
#> │ 143.90       │
#> └──────────────┘

s$str$to_decimal(scale = 4)

#> shape: (7, 1)
#> ┌──────────────┐
#> │              │
#> │ ---          │
#> │ decimal[*,4] │
#> ╞══════════════╡
#> │ 40.1200      │
#> │ 3420.1300    │
#> │ 120134.1900  │
#> │ 3212.9800    │
#> │ 12.9000      │
#> │ 143.0900     │
#> │ 143.9000     │
#> └──────────────┘