proper use of parseInt is do that. parseInt(number, 10) for 10-base. On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Andrew Chilton <chi...@appsattic.com>wrote:
> On 22 February 2012 10:46, Tim Caswell <t...@creationix.com> wrote: > > While it's annoying, it's a good idea to always specify the radix (the > > second argument to parseInt) when parsing numbers and you know the > > radix. This is why jslint yells at you if you leave this "optional" > argument > > off. > > On a slightly different note, another good way (which Crockford also > suggests) is instead of using parseInt(), coerce the string into > number by using +'08'. This will give you the number 8. > > Note that in your case this may not be what you want since it gives a > number, not an integer. This is fine if you know your string contains > a round number, but not if your string can contain a decimal point. > e.g. +'08.5' will give you the number 8.5. > > If you ever use this in a calculation of some sort, it's also good to > put parens around your coerce. For example: > > var x = something + (+'08') + whatever; > > Cheers, > Andy > > -- > Andrew Chilton > e: chi...@appsattic.com > w: http://www.appsattic.com/ > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
