convert a JavaScript string variable to decimal/money

How can we convert a JavaScript string variable to decimal?

Is there a function such as:

parseInt(document.getElementById(amtid4).innerHTML)

Solution 1:

Yes -- parseFloat.

parseFloat(document.getElementById(amtid4).innerHTML);

For formatting numbers, use toFixed:

var num = parseFloat(document.getElementById(amtid4).innerHTML).toFixed(2);

num is now a string with the number formatted with two decimal places.

Solution 2:

You can also use the Number constructor/function (no need for a radix and usable for both integers and floats):

Number('09'); /=> 9
Number('09.0987'); /=> 9.0987

Alternatively like Andy E said in the comments you can use + for conversion

+'09'; /=> 9
+'09.0987'; /=> 9.0987

Solution 3:

var formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("ru", {
  style: "currency",
  currency: "GBP"
});

alert( formatter.format(1234.5) ); // 1 234,5 £

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/NumberFormat

Solution 4:

This works:

var num = parseFloat(document.getElementById(amtid4).innerHTML, 10).toFixed(2);