JavaScript string and number conversion

Step (1) Concatenate "1", "2", "3" into "123"

 "1" + "2" + "3"

or

 ["1", "2", "3"].join("")

The join method concatenates the items of an array into a string, putting the specified delimiter between items. In this case, the "delimiter" is an empty string ("").

Step (2) Convert "123" into 123

 parseInt("123")

Prior to ECMAScript 5, it was necessary to pass the radix for base 10: parseInt("123", 10)

Step (3) Add 123 + 100 = 223

 123 + 100

Step (4) Covert 223 into "223"

 (223).toString() 

Put It All Togther

 (parseInt("1" + "2" + "3") + 100).toString()

or

 (parseInt(["1", "2", "3"].join("")) + 100).toString()

You want to become familiar with parseInt() and toString().

And useful in your toolkit will be to look at a variable to find out what type it is—typeof:

<script type="text/javascript">
    /**
     * print out the value and the type of the variable passed in
     */

    function printWithType(val) {
        document.write('<pre>');
        document.write(val);
        document.write(' ');
        document.writeln(typeof val);
        document.write('</pre>');
    }

    var a = "1", b = "2", c = "3", result;

    // Step (1) Concatenate "1", "2", "3" into "123"
    // - concatenation operator is just "+", as long
    //   as all the items are strings, this works
    result = a + b + c;
    printWithType(result); //123 string

    // - If they were not strings you could do
    result = a.toString() + b.toString() + c.toString();
    printWithType(result); // 123 string

    // Step (2) Convert "123" into 123
    result = parseInt(result,10);
    printWithType(result); // 123 number

    // Step (3) Add 123 + 100 = 223
    result = result + 100;
    printWithType(result); // 223 number

    // Step (4) Convert 223 into "223"
    result = result.toString(); //
    printWithType(result); // 223 string

    // If you concatenate a number with a 
    // blank string, you get a string    
    result = result + "";
    printWithType(result); //223 string
</script>

r = ("1"+"2"+"3")           // step1 | build string ==> "123"
r = +r                      // step2 | to number    ==> 123
r = r+100                   // step3 | +100         ==> 223
r = ""+r                    // step4 | to string    ==> "223"

//in one line
r = ""+(+("1"+"2"+"3")+100);