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JavaScript

Posted by Mason Barton
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Mason Barton
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,656 Points

at 3:24, why did he add parseInt?

I think im still having trouble understanding parseInt and parseFloat and the effects they have on coding

Eric Butler
Eric Butler
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Hey Mason, if you add what video you're watching (what URL you're on), it will help those of us in the general Community Forum part of the site try to help you. Right now there's no reference to what video you're watching. Cheers!

1 Answer

jonathon bujosa
jonathon bujosa
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jonathon bujosa
jonathon bujosa
4,056 Points

parseInt is used to convert a non integer number to an integer. If you were getting input from a user as a string the parseInt takes that string and converts the number from a string to an integer that can be used to perform calculations.