Powershell: convert string to number

Simply casting the string as an int won't work reliably. You need to convert it to an int32. For this you can use the .NET convert class and its ToInt32 method. The method requires a string ($strNum) as the main input, and the base number (10) for the number system to convert to. This is because you can not only convert to the decimal system (the 10 base number), but also to, for example, the binary system (base 2).

Give this method a try:

[string]$strNum = "1.500"[int]$intNum = [convert]::ToInt32($strNum, 10)$intNum

Simply divide the Variable containing Numbers as a string by 1. PowerShell automatically convert the result to an integer.

$a = 15; $b = 2; $a + $b --> 152

But if you divide it before:

$a/1 + $b/1 --> 17

Since this topic never received a verified solution, I can offer a simple solution to the two issues I see you asked solutions for.

1. Replacing the "." character when value is a string

The string class offers a replace method for the string object you want to update:

Example:

$myString = $myString.replace(".","") 

2. Converting the string value to an integer

The system.int32 class (or simply [int] in powershell) has a method available called "TryParse" which will not only pass back a boolean indicating whether the string is an integer, but will also return the value of the integer into an existing variable by reference if it returns true.

Example:

[string]$convertedInt = "1500"[int]$returnedInt = 0[bool]$result = [int]::TryParse($convertedInt, [ref]$returnedInt)

I hope this addresses the issue you initially brought up in your question.