How can I add value to my args in discord.js?

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message.channel.bulkDelete(args[0]+1)
.then(messages => message.channel.send(`${emojiyes} Deleted **${messages.size}** messages!`) | console.log(`Deleted ${messages.size} messages!`))

This causes deleting for example 21 messages, not 2 (_clear 2 deletes 21 messages, not 3). Can someone help me?

`args[0]` is a string, you need to turn it into a number. Try `parseInt(args[0])` or `Number(args[0])`. — Zsolt Meszaros, Feb 22 '21 at 18:09
Does this answer your question? [Adding two numbers concatenates them instead of calculating the sum](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14496531/adding-two-numbers-concatenates-them-instead-of-calculating-the-sum) — Zsolt Meszaros, Feb 22 '21 at 18:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '21 at 18:21

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args[0] is a string and when combing that with one you are getting "2"+1 which results in 21. If you convert the string to a number first, it will calculate correctly. By using the parseInt() function we can convert the string into a number.

message.channel.bulkDelete(parseInt(args[0])+1)
.then(messages => message.channel.send(`${emojiyes} Deleted **${messages.size}** messages!`) | console.log(`Deleted ${messages.size} messages!`))

answered Feb 22 '21 at 18:21

Levi_OP

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No problem! If my answer was correct you could vote for it by hitting the up arrow and mark it as the answer by hitting the checkmark. – Levi_OP Feb 22 '21 at 18:27
I can't vote up, because I don't have 15 reputation points, sorry :( – reed3324 Feb 22 '21 at 18:31
That's fine! you should still be able to hit the checkmark (✓) to mark it as the answer! – Levi_OP Feb 22 '21 at 18:33

How can I add value to my args in discord.js?

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