c++ - std::string to float or double

Question

I'm trying to convert std::string to float/double. I tried:

std::string num = "0.6";
double temp = (double)atof(num.c_str());

But it always returns zero. Any other ways?

Answer 1

std::string num = "0.6";
double temp = ::atof(num.c_str());

Does it for me, it is a valid C++ syntax to convert a string to a double.

You can do it with the stringstream or boost::lexical_cast but those come with a performance penalty.

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Ahaha you have a Qt project ...

QString winOpacity("0.6");
double temp = winOpacity.toDouble();

Extra note:
If the input data is a const char*, QByteArray::toDouble will be faster.