Combined from primary sources listed below.
See primary docmentation in context for method unival.
multi method unival(Str:D: --> Numeric)
Returns the numeric value that the first codepoint in the invocant represents, or NaN if it's not numeric.
say '4'.unival; # OUTPUT: «4»
say '¾'.unival; # OUTPUT: «0.75»
say 'a'.unival; # OUTPUT: «NaN»
See primary docmentation in context for routine unival.
multi unival(Int:D --> Numeric)
multi method unival(Int:D: --> Numeric)
Returns the number represented by the Unicode codepoint with the given integer number, or NaN if it does not represent a number.
say ord("¾").unival; # OUTPUT: «0.75»
say 190.unival; # OUTPUT: «0.75»
say unival(65); # OUTPUT: «NaN»