js cast char to int code example
Example 1: how to convert char to number in js
// the first parameter is the index of the string to convert to an ascii code
"A".charCodeAt(0);
//output: 65
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])