+ /**
+ * Fetch a floating point value from the input or return $default if not set.
+ * Guaranteed to return a float; non-numeric input will typically
+ * return 0.
+ *
+ * @since 1.23
+ * @param $name String
+ * @param $default Float
+ * @return Float
+ */
+ public function getFloat( $name, $default = 0 ) {
+ return floatval( $this->getVal( $name, $default ) );
+ }
+