Returns arg converted to a float.
Numeric types are converted directly
Strings strictly conform to numeric representation or an error is raised (which differs from the behavior of String#to_f)
Strings in radix format (an exact hexadecimal encoding of a number) are properly interpreted.
Octal is not interpreted! This means an IntegerFactory receiving ‘011’ will get 9, a FloatFactory 11.0
Other types are converted using obj.to_f.
@example
FloatFactory.receive(1) #=> 1.0 FloatFactory.receive("123.456") #=> 123.456 FloatFactory.receive("0x1.999999999999ap-4" #=> 0.1
@example FloatFactory is strict in some cases where GraciousFloatFactory is not
FloatFactory.receive("1_23e9f") #=> (error)
@example FloatFactory() is not as gullible as GraciousFloatFactory
FloatFactory.receive("7eleven") #=> (error) FloatFactory.receive("nonzero") #=> (error)
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