How to have alert("1"+1) return 2 instead of 11 ??

How can I convert a string object with a vallid number in it to an integer
value ?

Ton den Hartog

re: How to have alert("1"+1) return 2 instead of 11 ??

"Ton den Hartog" <tonh@xs4all.nl> writes:
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There are many ways:

The shortest, prefix plus: +string
Convert to Number explicitly: Number(string)
Parse as integer or float: parseInt(string,10) or parseFloat(string)

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re: How to have alert("1"+1) return 2 instead of 11 ??

"Ton den Hartog" <tonh@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
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answer = parseInt("1") + 1; // this returns 2

re: How to have alert("1"+1) return 2 instead of 11 ??

Ton den Hartog wrote on 07 aug 2003 in comp.lang.javascript:[color=blue]
> How can I convert a string object with a vallid number in it to an
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s = "123"
resultaat = 1 * s


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re: How to have alert("1"+1) return 2 instead of 11 ??

Thanks !

NB where do I find the newsgroup FAQ ? Will be more than happy to read it !

Ton

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re: How to have alert("1"+1) return 2 instead of 11 ??

In article <3f32f825$0$49106$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>, "Ton den Hartog"
<tonh@xs4all.nl> writes:
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>Thanks !
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>NB where do I find the newsgroup FAQ ? Will be more than happy to read it !
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>Ton[/color]

http://www.jibbering.com/faq/
And specifically, with regards to your question:
http://www.jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_21
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