convert stringto a number js code example

Example 1: javascript convert string to number

var myInt = parseInt("10.256"); //10
var myFloat = parseFloat("10.256"); //10.256

Example 2: convert a string to number in javascript

var x = parseInt("1000", 10); // you want to use radix 10
    // so you get a decimal number even with a leading 0 and an old browser ([IE8, Firefox 20, Chrome 22 and older][1])