---
name: "HTML::FormHandler::Field::Float"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libhtml-formhandler-perl"
version: "0.40068-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/HTML::FormHandler::Field::Float"
---

# HTML::FormHandler::Field::Float(3pm)

validate a float value

## NAME

HTML::FormHandler::Field::Float - validate a float value

## VERSION

version 0.40068

## DESCRIPTION

This accepts a positive or negative float/integer.  Negative numbers may be prefixed with a dash.  By default a max of eight digits including 2 precision are accepted. Default decimal symbol is ','. Widget type is 'text'.

```
    # For example 1234,12 has size of 6 and precision of 2
    # and separator symbol of ','
    has_field 'test_result' => (
        type                    => 'Float',
        size                    => 8,               # Total size of number including decimal part.
        precision               => 2,               # Size of the part after decimal symbol.
        decimal_symbol          => '.',             # Decimal symbol accepted in web page form
        decimal_symbol_for_db   => '.',             # For inflation. Decimal symbol accepted in DB, which automatically converted to.
        range_start             => 0,
        range_end               => 100
    );
```

### messages

```
   float_needed
   float_size
   float_precision
```

## AUTHOR

FormHandler Contributors - see HTML::FormHandler

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2017 by Gerda Shank.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.