How to increment a variable by another variable in javascript

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I want to add a number from a variable to the incrimented variable, but they don't add. instead they get concatinated.

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countScroll-=parseInt(scrollWidth_g);

if "scrollWidth_g" is 300 and "countScroll" is 10, i get 10300 and i want 310;

$(document).ready(function(e) {
    var countScroll = 10;
    $(document).on('click', '.scroller_g_nav', function(){
        var nav = $(this).attr('data-nav');
        var scrollWidth = $('.scroller_g').attr('data-scrollwidth');
        if (typeof scrollWidth == 'undefined'){
        var scrollWidth_g = 200;
        } else {
            var scrollWidth_g = scrollWidth;
            }

        if (nav == 'left'){         
                countScroll-=parseInt(scrollWidth_g);
                $('.scroller_g').animate({scrollLeft:countScroll},600);
            } else {
                countScroll+=scrollWidth_g;
                $('.scroller_g').animate({scrollLeft:countScroll},600);
        }
    });
});

venkat7668 · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-05T06:55:59.237

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You dont need to parse string number ("123") when you substract, but it is needed when you add the numbers.

Example: "12" - 1 = 11
         "12" + 1 = 121 //here you need to parse string to number to get correct result 
         parseInt("12") + 1 = 11 


It works : 

    if (nav == 'left'){         
                countScroll -= parseInt(scrollWidth_g);
                $('.scroller_g').animate({scrollLeft:countScroll},600);
            } else {
                countScroll += parseInt(scrollWidth_g);
                $('.scroller_g').animate({scrollLeft:countScroll},600);
    }

edited Aug 05 '15 at 06:55

answered Aug 05 '15 at 06:51

venkat7668

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Its exactly like that in the example on the question. – Relm Aug 05 '15 at 06:52
To be honest I don't know why you've been downvoted, the error is mine, I forgot to parseInt on the second condition block. Had only passed it on the first. – Relm Aug 05 '15 at 07:00

How to increment a variable by another variable in javascript

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