parseInt("42")       // result = 42
parseInt("42.33")    // result = 42

parseFloat("42")     // result = 42
parseFloat("42.33")  // result = 42.33

Carl Olsen, MCSE
Des Moines, Iowa
http://carl-olsen.com/


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