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Javascript Data Type Q&A » number » float

1. Why does toPrecision return a String? stackoverflow.com

View this code:

function testprecision(){
    var isNotNumber = parseFloat('1.3').toPrecision(6);
    alert(typeof isNotNumber); //=> string
}

I would have expected a number. If 'isNotNumber' should be a real number, recasting ...

2. Floating point number in JS stackoverflow.com

I'm writing a small webpage that will enable students to answer questions and get feedback on their answers. Part of this detection checks for common errors to give them guidance. Specifically I ...

3. Elegant workaround for JavaScript floating point number problem stackoverflow.com

I have the following dummy test script:

function test(){
    var x = 0.1 * 0.2;
    document.write(x);
}
test();

This will print the result 0.020000000000000004 while it should just print ...

4. shortening javascipt number stackoverflow.com

I am looking for an efficient way to cut floating number at Javascript which are long. I need this because my output for taking percentage of two numbers can be sometimes ...

5. Floating point numbers and JavaScript modulus operator stackoverflow.com

Why does 49.90 % 0.10 in JavaScript return 0.09999999999999581? I expected it to be 0. EDIT: Ok, I didn't know all this stuff about floating points. Thanks. My lecturers were slacking, it seems. ...

6. Converting hexadecimal to float in javascript stackoverflow.com

This question made me ask the below question. I would like to convert a number in base 10 with fraction to a number in base 16.

var myno = 28.5;

var ...

7. Number precision in JavaScript stackoverflow.com

Why 100 == 99.999 is true, however 100 == 99.99 is false in Javascript?

8. In a JavaScript, should I call parseFloat to convert strings to floating point numbers, or should I let JavaScript convert them? stackoverflow.com

I'm writing some JavaScript that accepts numerical inputs from text fields, and runs them through some equations. These equations use multiplication, subtraction, addition, division, and exponents. All testing so ...

9. Why is 10000000000000.126.toString() 1000000000000.127 (and what can I do to prevent it)? stackoverflow.com

Why is 10000000000000.126.toString() 1000000000000.127 and 100000000000.126.toString() not? I think it must have something to do with the maximum value of a Number in Js (as per this SO question), ...

10. parse a number to float problem bytes.com

11. Floating number forums.devshed.com

12. need help in javascript function to detect float number forums.devshed.com

Sure. parseFloat take a string and tries to create a float number out of it. Since it's looking for a float, decimal points won't hurt it any. If it can't create a number from the string, it'll return a special value in javascript called NaN (Not a Number). The isNaN function checkes to see if this value exists. Since it'll return ...