In JavaScript when create a variable for example: x = 01234 It return the number 668.
Could somebody please explain to me why this happens? Or how JavaScript handles numbers with a leading zero 0.
thanks in advance, Michel
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Leading zero denotes an octal. You should `'use strict'` – elclanrs Aug 03 '15 at 08:50
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_"You should `'use strict'`"_ That's overkill. – Cerbrus Aug 03 '15 at 08:55
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Try this : var yourdata = 01234; function convertFromBaseToBase(str, fromBase, toBase){ var num = parseInt(str, fromBase); return num.toString(toBase); } alert(convertFromBaseToBase(yourdata , 10, 8)); – daniyalahmad Aug 03 '15 at 08:57
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Dear Melpomene, Elclanrs and Cerbrus, Thank you!! – Michel Zaal Aug 05 '15 at 19:50