Comparing strings with extra zero
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Hello, I am wanting to perform a safety check that 2 strings are the same:
send: 297.043 rec: 297.043
send: 298.030 rec: 298.03
send: 300.833 rec: 300.833
Theres a problem when I try to test for string equivalence i.e. the 298.030 value, not sure how to resolve this.
thanks
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Saurabh
2024-11-13
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When comparing strings for equivalence, even a small difference in formatting (such as trailing zeros) can cause them to be considered different. In this case, the issue arises with the second pair of strings, where one has a trailing zero and the other does not ("298.030" vs. "298.03").
To perform a safety check that considers such cases, consider converting the strings to numerical values before comparing them. This approach ignores formatting differences like trailing zeros.
Use 'str2double' to convert the string representations of numbers to actual numerical values.
Leverage the following link to know more about function:
I hope this helps.
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