--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: a string that consists of optional whitespace followed by an optional minus sign followed by a Number followed by whitespace is converted to the IEEE 754 number that is nearest (according to the IEEE 754 round-to-nearest rule) to the mathematical value represented by the string; any other string is converted to NaN
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: boolean true is converted to 1; boolean false is converted to 0
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: a node-set is first converted to a string as if by a call to the string function and then converted in the same way as a string argument
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: an object of a type other than the four basic types is converted to a number in a way that is dependent on that type
full_name: REXML::Functions::number
is_singleton: true
name: number
params: ( object=nil )
visibility: public