How to extract decimal number from string using JavaScript

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ank87 picture ank87 · May 2, 2012 · Viewed 17.3k times · Source

I want to extract decimal number 265.12 or 0.0 from alphanumeric string (say amount) having value $265.12+ or $265.12- or $0.0+ or $0.0- and use it apply struts logic tag in jsp. Not sure how to extract number maybe with help of JavaScript.

Answer

Adil picture Adil · May 2, 2012

You can use regex like this,

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var amount = "$265.12+";
var doublenumber = Number(amount.replace(/[^0-9\.]+/g,""));

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