func EncodeStringNumber(value string) ([]byte, error) {
if strings.Count(value, ".") > 0 {
number, ok := big.NewDecimal(value)
if !ok {
return nil, Error("couldn't create a big.Decimal representation of " + value)
}
return EncodeBigDecimal(number), nil
}
number, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(value, 10)
if !ok {
return nil, Error("couldn't create an big.Int representation of " + value)
}
return EncodeBigInt(number), nil
}
func WriteNumber(value string, buffer *bytes.Buffer) os.Error {
if strings.Count(value, ".") > 0 {
number, ok := big.NewDecimal(value)
if !ok {
return EncodingError("Couldn't create a Decimal representation of " + value)
}
WriteDecimal(number, buffer)
return nil
}
number, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(value, 10)
if !ok {
return EncodingError("Couldn't create an Int representation of " + value)
}
WriteBigInt(number, buffer)
return nil
}
func decimal(value string) *big.Decimal {
dec, _ := big.NewDecimal(value)
return dec
}