# File src/rexml/functions.rb, line 321
                def Functions::number( object=nil )
                        object = @@node unless object
                        if object == true
                                Float(1)
                        elsif object == false
                                Float(0)
                        elsif object.kind_of? Array
                                string( object ).to_f
                        elsif object.kind_of? Float
                                object
                        else
                                object.to_s.to_f
                        end
                end