read-integer

Use read-integer to parse a key string or number value from the top level of the message data body as an integer.

Basic syntax

To parse a key string as an integer, use the following syntax:

(read-integer key)

Arguments

Use the following argument to specify the key to be parsed as an integer using the read-integer Pact function.

Argument	Type	Description
key	string	Specifies the key string or number value to parse as an integer.

Return value

The read-integer function returns the parsed value as an integer.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to use the read-integer function in a Pact script. This example parses the value specified for the age key in the body of a message as an integer:

(read-integer 'age)