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category: [Administration & Integrations, Platform and Product Extensions, Platform and Product Extensions/Integration, Administration & Integrations/Custom Integrations & Apps, Platform and Product Extensions/Workday Extend]
keyword: [Extend, PMD Scripting, Scripts]
nav: wcp_docs
parent_url: /wcp_docs/
title: toDecimal ( )
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---

## <a id="section_m3p_myb_5db"></a>Description

Returns the decimal number representation of the given string.

## <a id="section_cyq_j1m_zsb"></a>Return Type

`Decimal`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5db"></a>Instance Method Syntax

```
thisString.toDecimal()
```

<b>Example</b>

`'123.45'.toDecimal()`

Returns `123.45`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5d"></a>Namespace Function Syntax

```
string:toDecimal(string)
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>string</td><td>The string to return as a decimal number.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

<b>Example</b>

`string:toDecimal('0.99998')`

Returns `0.99998`