how to convert record.total to number in freemarker

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

In FreeMarker, you can convert a string to a number using the

?number

built-in function. However, if the string contains non-numeric characters such as a currency symbol, you will need to remove these before attempting the conversion. In the context of your question, if

record.total

is a string that represents a number, you can convert it to a number using

record.total?number

. However, if

record.total

contains non-numeric characters, you will need to remove these first. For example, if

record.total

is a string that represents a currency amount (e.g., "$100.00"), you can remove the currency symbol using the

?replace

built-in function before converting to a number:

freemarker
<#assign total = record.total?replace("[^\\d.]", "", "r")?number>

This line of code replaces all non-digit and non-dot characters in

record.total

with an empty string, effectively removing them. The result is then converted to a number using

?number

. Please note that this approach assumes that

record.total

is a string that represents a valid number once non-numeric characters are removed. If

record.total

is not a string or does not represent a valid number, you will need to handle these cases separately. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******