to_double method

to_double()

Returns the property value as double.

def to_double(self):
    ...

Remarks

Throws an exception if the property type is not PropertyType.NUMBER.

Examples

Shows various type conversion methods of custom document properties.

doc = aw.Document()
properties = doc.custom_document_properties
auth_date = datetime.now()
properties.add('Authorized', True)
properties.add('Authorized By', 'John Doe')
properties.add('Authorized Date', auth_date)
properties.add('Authorized Revision', doc.built_in_document_properties.revision_number)
properties.add('Authorized Amount', 123.45)
self.assertEqual(True, properties.get_by_name('Authorized').to_bool())
self.assertEqual('John Doe', str(properties.get_by_name('Authorized By')))
self.assertEqual(auth_date, properties.get_by_name('Authorized Date').to_date_time())
self.assertEqual(1, properties.get_by_name('Authorized Revision').to_int())
self.assertEqual(123.45, properties.get_by_name('Authorized Amount').to_double())

See Also

• module aspose.words.properties
• class DocumentProperty