how to switch from sting to number js code example
Example 1: javascript string to a decimal
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
var a = "3.3445";
var c = parseFloat(a);
alert(c);
</script>
Example 2: string to int javascript
// Convert strings
Number('123'); // returns 123
Number('12.3'); // returns 12.3
Number('3.14someRandomStuff'); // returns NaN
Number('42px'); // returns NaN