ee.Number.float

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• The Number.float() method casts an input value to a 32-bit float.

• It takes a Number as input and returns a Number as output.

• The examples demonstrate using float() on an ee.Number in both JavaScript and Python.

Casts the input value to a 32-bit float.

Usage	Returns
Number.float()	Number

Argument	Type	Details
this: input	Number	The input value.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Declare an ee.Number.
var number = ee.Number(100);
print('ee.Number:', number);

// Cast a number to signed 32-bit floating point.
var floatNumber = number.float();
print('ee.Number cast to float:', floatNumber);

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using geemap for interactive development.

import ee
import geemap.core as geemap

Colab (Python)

# Declare an ee.Number.
number = ee.Number(100)
print('ee.Number:', number.getInfo())

# Cast a number to signed 32-bit floating point.
float_number = number.float()
print('ee.Number cast to float:', float_number.getInfo())