I know that we can get a string from XMLNode using a string and using String invoiceNumber = root.getChildElement('invoiceNumber', null).getText(); . But I need a decimal number from same XML. can anyone please let me know the code how to get that?
Thanks a Ton..
Ashok.
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There's no direct method which can parse non string data from xml, as far as I can tell you. If you know the node type, you can always convert it to the required data type once you have parsed the contents.– Jayant DasAug 27 '18 at 12:30
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HI @Jayant I have a list/array of decimals in that XML. I can add them to a string[] using same above syntax but I am not getting an idea how to change that string[] list to decimal. if that is a single value, then I can use valueOf(String). Can you give me a clue. Thank you.– AshSFcloudAug 28 '18 at 4:24
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Can you provide the sample xml and how you are retrieving the value?– Jayant DasAug 28 '18 at 5:08
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If you have a look at the documentation on the various primitive types (i.e. Integer, Boolean, Decimal, etc...) you'll find that they have a valueOf() method that takes a string.
The decimal class is no different. From the Decimal class documentation
valueOf(stringToDecimal)
Returns a Decimal that contains the value of the specified String. As in Java, the string is interpreted as representing a signed Decimal.
Signature
public static Decimal valueOf(String stringToDecimal)Parameters
stringToDecimal Type: String
Return Value
Type: DecimalExample
String temp = '12.4567'; Decimal myDecimal = Decimal.valueOf(temp);
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I really appreciate your response. I am recovering from XML response body and also, the Decimal is under 4th childNode of the XML. I have almost 6 to 7 decimals of same variable and they varies. valueOf(String) can be useful but I can not use through 'child4.getElement(variable,null)' kind of coding. If there is a way, please let me know. Thank you. Aug 28 '18 at 4:20