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Parse string into Number based on configuration
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npm install strnum
const toNumber = require("strnum");
toNumber(undefined) // undefined
toNumber(null)) //null
toNumber("")) // ""
toNumber("string"); //"string")
toNumber("12,12"); //"12,12")
toNumber("12 12"); //"12 12")
toNumber("12-12"); //"12-12")
toNumber("12.12.12"); //"12.12.12")
toNumber("0x2f"); //47)
toNumber("-0x2f"); //-47)
toNumber("0x2f", { hex : true}); //47)
toNumber("-0x2f", { hex : true}); //-47)
toNumber("0x2f", { hex : false}); //"0x2f")
toNumber("-0x2f", { hex : false}); //"-0x2f")
toNumber("06"); //6)
toNumber("06", { leadingZeros : true}); //6)
toNumber("06", { leadingZeros : false}); //"06")
toNumber("006"); //6)
toNumber("006", { leadingZeros : true}); //6)
toNumber("006", { leadingZeros : false}); //"006")
toNumber("0.0"); //0)
toNumber("00.00"); //0)
toNumber("0.06"); //0.06)
toNumber("00.6"); //0.6)
toNumber(".006"); //0.006)
toNumber("6.0"); //6)
toNumber("06.0"); //6)
toNumber("0.0", { leadingZeros : false}); //0)
toNumber("00.00", { leadingZeros : false}); //"00.00")
toNumber("0.06", { leadingZeros : false}); //0.06)
toNumber("00.6", { leadingZeros : false}); //"00.6")
toNumber(".006", { leadingZeros : false}); //0.006)
toNumber("6.0" , { leadingZeros : false}); //6)
toNumber("06.0" , { leadingZeros : false}); //"06.0")
toNumber("-06"); //-6)
toNumber("-06", { leadingZeros : true}); //-6)
toNumber("-06", { leadingZeros : false}); //"-06")
toNumber("-0.0"); //-0)
toNumber("-00.00"); //-0)
toNumber("-0.06"); //-0.06)
toNumber("-00.6"); //-0.6)
toNumber("-.006"); //-0.006)
toNumber("-6.0"); //-6)
toNumber("-06.0"); //-6)
toNumber("-0.0" , { leadingZeros : false}); //-0)
toNumber("-00.00", { leadingZeros : false}); //"-00.00")
toNumber("-0.06", { leadingZeros : false}); //-0.06)
toNumber("-00.6", { leadingZeros : false}); //"-00.6")
toNumber("-.006", {leadingZeros : false}); //-0.006)
toNumber("-6.0" , { leadingZeros : false}); //-6)
toNumber("-06.0" , { leadingZeros : false}); //"-06.0")
toNumber("420926189200190257681175017717") ; //4.209261892001902e+29)
toNumber("000000000000000000000000017717" , { leadingZeros : false}); //"000000000000000000000000017717")
toNumber("000000000000000000000000017717" , { leadingZeros : true}); //17717)
toNumber("01.0e2" , { leadingZeros : false}); //"01.0e2")
toNumber("-01.0e2" , { leadingZeros : false}); //"-01.0e2")
toNumber("01.0e2") ; //100)
toNumber("-01.0e2") ; //-100)
toNumber("1.0e2") ; //100)
toNumber("-1.0e2") ; //-100)
toNumber("1.0e-2"); //0.01)
toNumber("+1212121212"); // 1212121212
toNumber("+1212121212", { skipLike: /\+[0-9]{10}/} )); //"+1212121212"
Supported Options
hex: true, //when hexadecimal string should be parsed
leadingZeros: true, //when number with leading zeros like 08 should be parsed. 0.0 is not impacted
eNotation: true, //when number with eNotation or number parsed in eNotation should be considered
skipLike: /regex/ //when string should not be parsed when it matches the specified regular expression
The number-converter package provides similar functionality for converting strings to numbers, including handling different number formats. It offers additional features like converting numbers to different bases (binary, octal, hexadecimal) which strnum does not support.
The numeral package is a comprehensive library for formatting and manipulating numbers. While it includes string-to-number conversion, it also offers extensive features for number formatting, currency formatting, and more, making it more versatile than strnum.
The bignumber.js package is designed for arbitrary-precision arithmetic. It can handle very large and very small numbers, which strnum cannot. It is useful for applications requiring high precision in numerical calculations.
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Parse String to Number based on configuration
The npm package strnum receives a total of 43,133,166 weekly downloads. As such, strnum popularity was classified as popular.
We found that strnum demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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