I have a string in response "2.222222522879E12",
When I do
parseFloat("2.222222522879E12")
2222222522879
But the expected value should be 2.22, Whats happening ?
And how can I fix it
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`e` == exponential/Scientific notation – Tushar Jun 15 '17 at 04:41
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2Who says it "should" be 2.22? – hobbs Jun 15 '17 at 04:42
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what is E12 in your string?. – karthick Jun 15 '17 at 04:42
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Possible Dup of [How to convert a String containing Scientific Notation to correct Javascript number format](//stackoverflow.com/q/10943997) and [How to convert big negative scientific notation number into decimal notation string in javascript?](//stackoverflow.com/q/16139452) – Tushar Jun 15 '17 at 04:43
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Also see [How to use scientific notation in js?](//stackoverflow.com/q/27151311) – Tushar Jun 15 '17 at 04:44
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You are expecting a wrong output. – Venky Jun 15 '17 at 04:48
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Rahul are you happy with my answer? If you are please accept it – Barney Chambers Jun 16 '17 at 05:47
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You're going to get 2.222222522879* 10^12 with that expression as E means exponent, or to the power of
As per your edit asking how to fix:
use the Number.prototype.toPrecision() function. Here is the documentation
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