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# floatValue

The floating-point value of the string as a `float`.

```
var floatValue: Float { get }
```

## Discussion

This property doesn’t include whitespace at the beginning of the string. This property is `HUGE_VAL` or `–HUGE_VAL` on overflow, `0.0` on underflow. This property is `0.0` if the string doesn’t begin with a valid text representation of a floating-point number.

This method uses formatting information stored in the non-localized value; use an [`Scanner`](/documentation/Foundation/Scanner) object for localized scanning of numeric values from a string.

## See Also

[`scanFloat(_:)`](/documentation/Foundation/Scanner/scanFloat(_:))

Scans for a float value, returning a found value by reference.


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