Converting Data Types

Functions


parseFloat(str)
  • Converts a string to a float; returns "NaN" (not a number) if the first character cannot be converted to a number
parseInt(str [, radix])
  • Converts a string to an integer (base specified by "radix", defaults to 10); returns "NaN" (not a number) if the first character cannot be converted to a number in the specified radix.
Number(obj)
  • Converts an object to a number
String(obj)
  • Converts an object to a string
  • Same as obj.toString()
  • The output is of the form [object MyObject]
charCodeAt(index)
  • Converts the specified string character to a numeric Unicode value
String.fromCharCode(num, ...)
  • Converts one or more numeric Unicode values into a string