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JavaScript parseFloat () function

Function Reference Manual JavaScript Global Functions

Definition and Usage

parseFloat () function to parse a string and returns a float.

If the function specified string in the first character is a number. If so, the string is parsed until it reaches the end of the numbers up, and then return to the digital numbers, rather than as a string.

grammar

parseFloat(string)

参数 描述
string 必需。要被解析的字符串。


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support parseFloat () function


Tips and Notes

Note: The string only returns the first number.

Note: Leading and trailing spaces are allowed.

Note: If the first character string can not be converted to digital, then parseFloat () returns NaN.


Examples

Examples

Use parseFloat () to parse different strings:

<script>

document.write(parseFloat("10") + "<br>");
document.write(parseFloat("10.33") + "<br>");
document.write(parseFloat("34 45 66") + "<br>");
document.write(parseFloat(" 60 ") + "<br>");
document.write(parseFloat("40 years") + "<br>");
document.write(parseFloat("He was 40") + "<br>");

</script>

Examples of the above output:

10
10.33
34
60
40
NaN

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Function Reference Manual JavaScript Global Functions