Stream class

parseFloat()

Stream::parseFloat, parseFloat, Stream.parseFloat

parseFloat() as parseInt() but returns the first valid floating point value from the current position.

// PROTOTYPES
float parseFloat();
float parseFloat(char skipChar);

// SYNTAX
stream.parsetFloat();
stream.parsetFloat(skipChar);    // allows format characters (typically commas) in values to be ignored

Parameters:

• stream : an instance of a class that inherits from Stream
• skipChar : the character to ignore while parsing (char).

Returns: parsed float value (float). If no valid digits were read when the time-out occurs, 0 is returned.