[#absl-from_chars-01]
= xref:absl.adoc[absl]::from_chars
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Workalike compatibility version of std::from_chars from C++17 for `float`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<absl/strings/charconv.h>`

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xref:absl/from_chars_result.adoc[absl::from_chars_result]
from_chars(
    char const* first,
    char const* last,
    float& value,
    xref:absl/chars_format.adoc[chars_format] fmt = chars_format::general);
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== Return Value

A from_chars_result describing where parsing stopped and any error.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *first*
| Pointer to the first character of the input range.
| *last*
| Pointer to one past the last character of the input range.
| *value*
| Set to the parsed number when a match is found.
| *fmt*
| The floating‐point format to accept.
|===


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