def floating_point(
        element_name,  # type: Text
        attribute=None,  # type: Optional[Text]
        required=True,  # type: bool
        alias=None,  # type: Optional[Text]
        default=0.0,  # type: Optional[float]
        omit_empty=False,  # type: bool
        hooks=None  # type: Optional[Hooks]
):
    # type: (...) -> Processor
    """
    Create a processor for floating point values.

    See also :func:`declxml.boolean`
    """
    value_parser = _number_parser(float)
    return _PrimitiveValue(
        element_name,
        value_parser,
        attribute,
        required,
        alias,
        default,
        omit_empty,
        hooks
    )
Create a processor for floating point values.

    See also :func:`declxml.boolean`