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am2124429
am2124429

Reputation: 475

Convert string to either integer or float in javascript

Is there a straightforward way to parse a string to either integer or float if I don't know if the variable is integer-number-like or decimal-number-like?

a = '2'; // => parse to integer
b = '2.1'; // => parse to float
c = '2.0'; // => parse to float
d = 'text'; // => don't parse

EDIT: It seems my question lacked the necessary context: I want to do some calculations without losing the original format (Original format thereby means integer vs. float. I don't care about the original number of decimal places):

Example:

String containing the formatted number ('2') => parse to number (2.0) => do some calculations (2.0 + 1 = 3.0) => restore "original format" ('3' and not '3.0')

If the input was 2.0 instead, the wanted result would be '3.0' (not '3').

Upvotes: 5

Views: 13561

Answers (4)

Nilanka Manoj
Nilanka Manoj

Reputation: 3738

You can use:

function parse(x){
  return x==x*1?x*1:x
 }


function parse(x){
  return x==x*1?x*1:x
 }
 
 console.log(parse(1),typeof parse(1))
 console.log(parse("1"),typeof parse("1"))
 console.log(parse("1.1"),typeof parse("1.1"))
 console.log(parse("1A"),typeof parse("1A"))

Upvotes: 1

D G
D G

Reputation: 410

Just wrap it in Number()

Number('123') === 123

Number('-123.456') === -123.456

Upvotes: 12

am2124429
am2124429

Reputation: 475

That's how I finally solved it. I didn't find any other solution than to add the variable type to the variable ...

var obj = {
	a: '2',
	b: '2.1',
	c: '2.0',
	d: 'text'
};
// Explicitly remember the variable type
for (key in obj) {
  var value = obj[key], type;
  if ( isNaN(value) || value === "" ) {
    type = "string";
  }
  else {
    if (value.indexOf(".") === -1) {
      type = "integer";
    }
    else {
      type = "float";
    }
    value = +value; // Convert string to number
  }
  obj[key] = {
    value: value,
    type: type
  };
}
document.write("<pre>" + JSON.stringify(obj, 0, 4) + "</pre>");

Upvotes: 1

rajuGT
rajuGT

Reputation: 6414

Multiply string which has number data with 1. You will get the Numeric data value.

var int_value = "string" * 1;

In your case

a = '2' * 1; // => parse to integer
b = '2.1' * 1; // => parse to float
c = '2.0' * 1; // => parse to float
d = 'text' * 1; // => don't parse    //NaN value

For last one you will get NaN value. Manually handle for NaN value

Upvotes: 22

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