Using "+" with getField("num.CD.BPAC.01").value;

[ODuinn]

When is it appropriate to use the + sign with getField? I have seen it written these two ways and both seem to work the same:

     var num = getField("num.CD.BPAC.01").value;

and

     var num = +getField("num.CD.BPAC.01").value;

[Nesa Nurani]

+ will get value as number.

[ODuinn]

Thank you, that makes sense. 

[Test Screen Name · Accepted solution]

The result is often the same, but consider what happens if you type 0001. 

getField("num.CD.BPAC.01").value, put back in another field, gives you "0001".

+getField("num.CD.BPAC.01").value gives you "1".

[ODuinn]

Thank you for this clarification, of which I was unaware, but important to understand.