Description

The Number() function is used to convert the object's argument to a number that represents the object's value.

This function has the form:

Number(object)

Parameter	Description
object	(optional) A JavaScript object. If no argument is provided, the function returns 0

Examples

The following example shows the basic use of this method.

<script>
var n1 = new Date();
var n2 = new String("123.45");
var n3 = new Boolean(true);
document.write(Number(n1));
document.write("<br />");
document.write(Number(n2));
document.write("<br />");
document.write(Number(n3));
</script>

This produces the following result:

Browser Support

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