cast to value
This block is part of the type casting group and was last modified in core v10.4.28.
cast to value v10.4.28 Converts the given number into a value.
In pins 1
- Number required
numberThe number to be converted into a value.
Out pins 1
- Value
valueThe converted output value.
A typical wiring for cast to value: get lat / lon feeds the number pin; the value out pin feeds concatenate values.
Commonly used with
In production blueprints, this block is most often wired together with:
- concatenate values: this block feeds into it.
- get lat / lon: feeds into this block. Returns the latitude and longitude of a given geo point.
- set: this block feeds into it. Set key to hold the string value. If key already holds a value, it is overwritten, regardless of its type.
- get unixtimestamp: feeds into this block. Get the Unix timestamp of the given date.
- random between: feeds into this block. Generates a random number between, including, the given two numbers. This number will be an integer (e.g. 1, 2, 3) without decimals.
Version history
Introduced in v10.4.28.
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