ee.Number.float

  • 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.

UsageReturns
Number.float()Number
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: inputNumberThe 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)
display('ee.Number:', number)

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