Vital.sandbox - string.parse

local result = string.parse(input)

Type	Name	Description
`any`	input	Input to parse and convert to its appropriate type

Type	Name	Description
`any`	result	Converted value: • `nil` - if input is "nil" • `bool` - if input is "true" or "false" • `number` - if input represents a valid number • `default` - if input cannot be converted to other types

Parse a nil string

local result = string.parse("nil")

engine.print("info", result) --nil

Parse a boolean true string

local result = string.parse("true")

engine.print("info", result) --true

Parse a boolean false string

local result = string.parse("false")

engine.print("info", result) --false

Parse an integer string

local result = string.parse("42")

engine.print("info", result) --42

Parse a float string

local result = string.parse("3.14")

engine.print("info", result) --3.14

Parse a negative number string

local result = string.parse("-10")

engine.print("info", result) ---10

Return unchanged string when no conversion applies

local result = string.parse("hello")

engine.print("info", result) --'hello'

Return false when input is nil

local result = string.parse(nil)

engine.print("info", result) --false

string.parse