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How to convert a value to a number in JavaScript?
In this article we are going to discuss how to convert a value to a number in JavaScript.
JavaScript has introduced Number(), parseInt(), parseFloat() methods to convert a value into a number and also we can achieve it by using (+) unary operator. These mentioned methods can convert number strings to numbers and Boolean values to 1's or 0's. Let’s us discuss these above mentioned methods briefly.
We’ll discuss the 4 possible ways to convert a value to a number with an example each.
Number()
parseInt()
parseFloat()
Unary Opertaor(+)
Example 1
The following is an example program to convert a value to a number using Number() method.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>To convert a value to a number in JavaScript</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align : center">
<h3></h3>
<p id='valToNum'>To convert a value to a number in JavaScript using Number()</p>
<script>
let a = Number("100");
let b = Number("100.234");
let c = Number(true); //return 0 or 1 for boolean
let d = Number("true"); //returns a number or NaN
let e = Number(new Date()); //returns number of milli seconds from Jan 1 1970
let f = Number([1.2]);
document.getElementById('valToNum').innerHTML = `Number("100") is ${a} ${'<br/>'} Number("100.234") is ${b} ${'<br/>'} Number(true) is ${c} ${'<br/>'} Number("true") is ${d} ${'<br/>'} Number(new Date()) is ${e} ${'<br/>'} Number([1.2]) is ${f} `;
</script>
</body>
</html>
On executing the above code, the following output is generated.
Example 2
The following is an example program to convert a value to a number using parseInt() method.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>To convert a value to a number in JavaScript</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align : center">
<h3></h3>
<p id='valToNum'>To convert a value to a number in JavaScript using parseInt()</p>
<script>
//ParseInt() parses a string and returns a whole number, else NaN.
let a = parseInt("100");
let b = parseInt("100.234");
let c = parseInt([1.2]);
let d = parseInt(true);
document.getElementById('valToNum').innerHTML = `parseInt("100") is ${a} ${'<br/>'} parseInt("100.234") is ${b} ${'<br/>'} parseInt([1.2]) is ${c} ${'<br/>'} parseInt(true) is ${d} `;
</script>
</body>
</html>
On executing the above code, the following output is generated.
Example 3
The following is an example program to convert a value to a number using parseFloat() method.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>To convert a value to a number in JavaScript</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align : center">
<h3>To convert a value to a number in JavaScript using parseFloat()</h3>
<p id='valToNum'></p>
<script>
//ParseFloat() parses a string and returns a Number.
let a = parseFloat("100");
let b = parseFloat("100.234");
let c = parseFloat([1.2]);
let d = parseFloat(true);
document.getElementById('valToNum').innerHTML = `parseFloat("100") is ${a} ${'<br/>'} parseFloat("100.234") is ${b} ${'<br/>'} parseFloat([1.2]) is ${c} ${'<br/>'} parseFloat(true) is ${d} `;
</script>
</body>
</html>
On executing the above code, the following output is generated.
Example 4
The following is an example program to convert a value to a number using unary operator(+).
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>To convert a value to a number in JavaScript</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align : center">
<h3>To convert a value to a number in JavaScript using Unary operator</h3>
<p id='valToNum'></p>
<script>
// Unary operator converts a string to a Number.
let a = +"100";
let b = +"-100.234";
let c = +[1.2];
document.getElementById('valToNum').innerHTML = `+"100" is ${a} ${'<br/>'} +"-100.234" is ${b} ${'<br/>'} +[1.2] is ${c} ${'<br/>'} `;
</script>
</body>
</html>
On executing the above code, the following output is generated.
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