dakkar
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Commented on When you a need a number
looks_like_number is usually fine, until you get a string like "815E12" which probably should not be converted to a number, but it will (that's 815*10^12)....
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Joel Berger commented on
When you a need a number
Depends on who you are, I definitely would want that converted to a number!
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Toby Inkster commented on
When you a need a number
If it were a "distance" field, yes; if "product_code", probably not.
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