There are several ways to convert a string to a number in Javascript. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most common ones and cover the pitfalls and advantages of each.
1) parseInt
parseInt(string, radix);
The most common method used to convert a string to a number is parseInt(). It takes two parameters, string and radix. The first parameter is the string you want to convert to a number. The second parameter, radix, is the base number system you want to convert the string to. It should usually be 10, which represents the decimal system.
Notes:
- If you don’t pass in a radix, parseInt will attempt to determine the base of the number you passed in automatically, which can lead to unwanted behavior. If the number you pass in starts with a 0 and you don’t pass in a radix, parseInt will attempt to convert your number to octal.
- parseInt() automatically cuts off decimal numbers (floats) without rounding them.
Example usage:
https://gist.github.com/2504319
2) parseFloat
parseFloat(string)
Another useful method is parseFloat. It converts from a string to a floating point number (a decimal).
Notes:
- If the string passed in starts with a non-numeric character, parseFloat will return NaN.
- If multiple strings are passed in, parseFloat will return the first float it parses out of the string.
Example usage:
https://gist.github.com/2504818
3) Multiplying by 1
string*1
This is an interesting and unorthodox method to parse a number. Similiar to parseFloat, it returns a number preserving decimal places (a floating point value). However, it is very strict and only accepts a string that contains only numeric characters and only one number; anything else returns NaN.
Notes:
- string*1 will only parse one number in a string; if there is more than one it returns NaN.
- Unlike parseInt, it ignores any zeroes preceding a number; they will be stripped out in the return value.
- string*1 is slightly faster than parseFloat in certain browsers, although the difference is negligible.
Example usage:
https://gist.github.com/2504917
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what about prepending the string with plus. number = +string;
number = 0 + string;
This is my current favorite way of doing things.