In openhab 3 is there a way to get the actual item number value out of when working in DSL rules? I know I could split it based on a space and then switch the first half to a number but that seems like a hack. As it stands when using if statements to compare numberLength Item.state is completely imp…

Here an example for Number:Temperature, but the concept is the same: [image] [SOLVED] Comparaison with OpenWeatherMap temperature Bindings Your Item has UoM, Units of Measurement. So it’s effectively 15 °C not just 15, and comparing with just 12 is apples-and…

Your analysis is spot-on, and as @hafniumzinc says you are discovering Quantity Types. Some practical tools, beyond just comparisons - [image] Working with Number:Temperature Items in rules Tutorials & Examples openHAB provides Quantity Type features, which ca…

Thanks for the quick feedback - I knew what it was I just had trouble finding it it in the documentation. I had a feeling there was a certain way to deal with it either way but was lost outside of just putting a plain number. Thanks again for your help!

Number:Length item state is including semantic info in dsl rules (ie item.state== "23 in")

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rossko57 (Rossko57) February 9, 2021, 1:00pm 3

Your analysis is spot-on, and as @hafniumzinc says you are discovering Quantity Types.

Some practical tools, beyond just comparisons -