Convert the string to create an integer or real value
Description
Number(str) parses the string to create an integer or real value
Example
var firstVal = "5";
var secondVal = "5";
var result = Number(firstVal) + Number(secondVal);
console.log("Result: " + result);
//w w w . j av a 2 s . co m
var num = Number("+1.1")
console.log(num);
num = Number("-1.1")
console.log(num);
num = Number("+123")
console.log(num);
num = Number("asdf")
console.log(num);
num = Number("0123")
console.log(num);
num = Number("0xf")
console.log(num);
num = Number("-0xf")
console.log(num);
num = Number("01.1")
console.log(num);
num = Number(null)
console.log(num);
num = Number(false)
console.log(num);
num = Number("")
console.log(num);
num = Number(undefined)
console.log(num);
The code above generates the following result.