urgent need help regarding formatting/parsing

[CreativeMind]

hi all,
i m using this function in javascript but there is problem.
function thousandseparator(val)
{
var regexpr=new RegExp('(-?[0-9]+)([0-9]{3})');
while(regexpr.test(val))
{
val=val.replace(regexpr,'$1,$2');
}
return val;
}
but it sometimes gives output as 1,2,345 while i use onblur and alert.
how can i resolve it?
how i change the string 123,456 into number 123456??
thx

[clintonG]

Use split on the comma(s) and reconcatenate the data but the better solution
would be trying to refine the expression and not getting unwanted formatting
in the first place. I get upset with RegEx as it is not used frequently
enough and has to be relearned everytime it needs to be used. Good luck to
ya.

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hi all,
i m using this function in javascript but there is problem.
function thousandseparator(val)
{
var regexpr=new RegExp('(-?[0-9]+)([0-9]{3})');
while(regexpr.test(val))
{
val=val.replace(regexpr,'$1,$2');
}
return val;
}
but it sometimes gives output as 1,2,345 while i use onblur and alert.
how can i resolve it?
how i change the string 123,456 into number 123456??
thx