    # File temp/functions.rb, line 329
        def Functions::number( object=nil )
          object = @@context[:node] unless object
          case object
          when true
            Float(1)
          when false
            Float(0)
          when Array
            number(string( object ))
          when Numeric
            object.to_f
          else
            str = string( object )
            #puts "STRING OF #{object.inspect} = #{str}"
            # If XPath ever gets scientific notation...
            #if str =~ /^\s*-?(\d*\.?\d+|\d+\.)([Ee]\d*)?\s*$/
            if str =~ /^\s*-?(\d*\.?\d+|\d+\.)\s*$/
              str.to_f
            else
              (0.0 / 0.0)
            end
          end
        end