# I18n to\_f

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-to-f/191776>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 18, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-to-f/191776 "2010-07-18T14:16:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![xinu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/f6c823/32.png) [@xinu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xinu)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i18n-to-f/191776/1 "2010-07-18T14:16:46Z")

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hi.  
In the german locale the float delimiter is ‘,’ not ‘.’.  
I use this yml file:

> <https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/blob/master/rails/locale/de.yml>

What do I have to do that ‘6,3312’.to\_f works?

thanks.  
Michi