@cityssm/string-to-numeric

String to Numeric

Parses formatted numeric strings into numbers. Handles cases parseFloat() misses.

Helpful when importing formatted data.

Supports formatted numeric strings that are not supported by Javascript's parseInt() and parseFloat() functions, including:

Formatting	Example	Number.parseFloat()	String to Numeric
Numbers with thousands separators	"1,234.56"	❌ 1	✔️ 1234.56
Numbers with surrounding brackets (common in accounting)	"(6000)"	❌ NaN	✔️ -6000
Numbers with leading units	"$54.32"	❌ NaN	✔️ 54.32
Numbers using a comma decimal separator (with optional parameter)	"1,23"	❌ 1	✔️ 1.23
Combinations of formatting	"($65,432.10)"	❌ NaN	✔️ -65432.1

Installation

npm install @cityssm/string-to-numeric

Usage

import stringToNumeric from '@cityssm/string-to-numeric'

console.log(stringToNumeric('1,234.56'))
// => 1234.56

console.log(stringToNumeric('$54.32'))
// => 54.32

Note

The decimal separator will attempt to be detected based on the computer's settings. If the computer's locale settings do not match the decimal separator in string being parsed, set the decimalSeparator option.

console.log(stringToNumeric('1,23', { decimalSeparator: ',' }))
// => 1.23