converting text to number javascript code example

Example 1: how to convert string to int js

let string = "1";
let num = parseInt(string);
//num will equal 1 as a int

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])