--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Returns the result of interpreting leading characters in <em>str</em> as a floating point number. Extraneous characters past the end of a valid number are ignored. If there is not a valid number at the start of <em>str</em>, <tt>0.0</tt> is returned. This method never raises an exception.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "   &quot;123.45e1&quot;.to_f        #=&gt; 1234.5\n   &quot;45.67 degrees&quot;.to_f   #=&gt; 45.67\n   &quot;thx1138&quot;.to_f         #=&gt; 0.0\n"
full_name: String#to_f
is_singleton: false
name: to_f
params: |
  str.to_f   => float

visibility: public