Emacs Lisp: Convert Int/Float, Number/String

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Convert Integer to Float

;; int to float
(float 3) ; 3.0

Convert Float to Integer

(truncate 3.3) ; 3
(floor 3.3) ; 3
(ceiling 3.3) ; 4
(round 3.4) ; 3

(info "(elisp) Numeric Conversions")

Convert String and Number

(string-to-number "3")

(number-to-string 3)

(format "%d" 3)
 ;; same as number-to-string but can also do format

[see Emacs Lisp: Format String]

(info "(elisp) String Conversion")

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