ION Java User's Guide: ION Java Class and Method Reference

getDouble()

The getDouble() method returns the double value of the variable. If the value is not of type double, the scalar value is converted to a double.

Syntax

public final double getDouble()

Return Value

The method returns the double value of the variable.

Arguments

None.

Exceptions

IONIsAnArrayException, NumberFormatException

Example

try {  
double d = myVariable.getDouble();  
}catch(IONIsAnArrayException e){  
   System.err.println("Variable is an array");  
}catch(NumberFormatException e){  
   System.err.println("String Cannot be converted");  
}