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Create float from unkown currency amount in unkown format
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| /* | |
| This function will take (almost) any string representing a monetary amount and parse it correctly as a float. | |
| Thousand seperator can be '.' or ',' | |
| Decimal point can be '.' or ',' | |
| Currency symbols etc. will be removed | |
| The following strings will all parse to (float) 1250.99: | |
| 1250.99 | |
| 1,250.99 | |
| 1.250,99 | |
| €1.250,99 |