What is the Purpose of the Second Param in parseInt?

What is the Purpose of the Second Param in parseInt?

Ferenc Almasi โ€ข 2021 January 08 โ€ข ๐Ÿ“– 1 min read
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It is often overlooked or an unknown part ofย parseInt, but we have a second parameter that is responsible for the radix: The numeral system to be used. It can be an integer between 2 and 36. It is always a good practice to define the radix when usingย parseInt. Take the following as an example:

// This will return NaN
parseInt(2, 2);

// This will return 2
parseInt(2, 10);
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If you simply want to convert a string into a number, you can also use the Number function more reliably, which doesn't require a radix:

Number('2'); // returns 2
Number(2);   // returns 2
Number('a'); // returns NaN
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When the function is used on an invalid number, it will return NaN.

How does the second parameter of parseInt do in JavaScript?
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