javascript convert substring to number code example

Example 1: string to int javascript

var text = '3.14someRandomStuff';
var pointNum = parseFloat(text);
// returns 3.14

Example 2: javascript pareseint

parseInt(string, radix);

console.log(parseInt(' 0xF', 16));
// expected output: 1500

console.log(parseInt('321', 2));
// expected output: 0

console.log(parseInt('321', 10));
// expected output: 321

/* 
 * @param string Required. The value to parse. If this argument is not
 * a string, then it is converted to one using the ToString abstract
 * operation. Leading whitespace in this argument is ignored.
 *
 * radix
 * @param radix Optional. An integer between 2 and 36 that represents
 * the radix (the base in mathematical numeral systems) of the string.
 * Be careful—this does not default to 10!
 * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/parseInt#Description
 * for what happens when radix is not provided
 */