Which javascript function like parsefloat that takes the locale as parameter?

Question

Problem:

I got this input:

"23,234.34"

with the following locale, locale = "us-US"

I want this result : 23234.34 in number var.

So i use parseFloat but this function don't take a locale as parameter, When i use the string "23,234.34", the function return Not a number (NAN).

if ($('input#feesamount').val() != '') {
            $funding = {
              feeAmount: parseFloat($('input#feesamount').val()),
              acquirerregistrationid: $('input#registerid').val(),
              acquirer: $('select#acquirer').val()
            };

Do you know a function who can help me ?

possible duplicate of [JavaScript parseFloat in Different Cultures](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12694455/javascript-parsefloat-in-different-cultures) — bitoiu, Oct 17 '14 at 09:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '14 at 09:54

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If you are only dealing with US formats, you can just use string.replace(/,/g, ''). Otherwise, you want to use this library : http://numeraljs.com/

answered Oct 17 '14 at 09:54

Thomas Ruiz

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How do you get the number inside the input with numeraljs? – Sahin Sep 30 '21 at 14:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 17 '14 at 09:57

You could write your own that uses a switch to process the price/fee depending on locale and returns a float.

var price = '23,234.34';
var locale = 'us-US';

function parsePrice(price, locale) {
    switch (locale) {
        case 'us-US':
            price = price.replace(',', '');
            break;
    }
    return parseFloat(price);
}

parsePrice(price, locale); // 23234.34

DEMO

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 17 '14 at 10:01

Try to replace the ',' with ''(Empty String)

if ($('input#feesamount').val() != '') {
        $funding = {
          feeAmount: parseFloat(($('input#feesamount').val()).replace(/,/g,'')),
          acquirerregistrationid: $('input#registerid').val(),
          acquirer: $('select#acquirer').val()
        };

Which javascript function like parsefloat that takes the locale as parameter?

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