why does parseInt("008") return 0

and parseInt("009") returns 0

when parseInt("006") (and below) returns the proper number?

(Or is it something obvious?)

Thanks

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Correct answer TᴀW

A prefix of 0 in parseInt makes it think it's an octal (base 8) number.

If you want to force it to "think decimal", do:

parseInt("008", 10);

Ariel

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A prefix of 0 in parseInt makes it think it's an octal (base 8) number.

If you want to force it to "think decimal", do:

parseInt("008", 10);

Ariel

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