Javascript concatenating numbers, not adding up

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It keeps concatenating my numbers into 2111 instead of 5. Why is this? I've tried using parseInt with no luck. res3 btw represents a query into my database that I'm executing.

var dt_total_hours = 0;

            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_cost_per_hour);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_prod_dt_hours);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_prod_rate);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_cost_per_unit);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_scrap_startup_cost);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_labor_expense);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_since_issues_first_noticed);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_wo_for_maint);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_investigation);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_maint_made_bandaid);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_parts_outsourcing);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_get_equip_out_prod);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_perm_repair);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_equip_back_to_prod);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_to_full_prod_speed);
            dt_total_hours += res3.fieldByName(dt_other);

You can cast strings to numbers using a `+`, though, so `dt_total_hours += +'1'` will add `1`, for instance. — Paul S., Feb 01 '13 at 22:40
Thanks Paul and Maerics..it was a combination of the Number method with the single quotes. Very helpful! — wowzuzz, Feb 01 '13 at 22:45

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 01 '13 at 22:21

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If the values are strings then they will be concatenated, not added numerically.

Try constructing a number from the string value:

dt_total_hours += Number(res3.fieldByName(dt_cost_per_hour));
//                ^------ Force a number here instead of a string.

answered Feb 01 '13 at 22:21

maerics

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dt_total_hours += Number(res3.fieldByName(dt_cost_per_hour)); – wowzuzz Feb 01 '13 at 22:28
@wowzuzz: note that if the string cannot be parsed into a number then it will return `NaN` which will cause the sum to be `NaN`. – maerics Feb 01 '13 at 22:45

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 01 '13 at 22:22

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Yeah, it's reading them as strings. I find that a dirty, awful hack to get them interpreted as numbers is to take x += y and change it to x += y / 1.0 (or / 1 for integer). Usually does the trick.

answered Feb 01 '13 at 22:22

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 15 '19 at 13:13

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you can parse your data according to desired type as follow

dt_total_hours += parseInt(res3.fieldByName(dt_cost_per_hour));

you can also use parseFloat method as well

answered May 15 '19 at 13:13

G. Muqtada

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