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Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator

From Dr J R Stockton <reply1234@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator
Date 2012-08-26 18:54 +0100
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In comp.lang.javascript message <5038d580$0$6633$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arc
or-online.net>, Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:39:12, Martin Honnen
<mahotrash@yahoo.de> posted:

>Use parseFloat(field.value) if there can be floating point numbers like
>1015.75 input in the field.

I prefer something more like
        var NameOfField1 = + field1.value
        var NameOfField2 = + field2.value
        // ...
        Total = NameOfField1 + NameOfField2
assuming that the fields contain only the number and maybe leading &
trailing whitespace.

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Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2012-08-25 06:18 -0700
  Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yahoo.de> - 2012-08-25 15:39 +0200
    Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2012-08-25 09:27 -0700
      Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-08-25 18:53 +0000
      Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-08-26 11:13 +0200
    Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Dr J R Stockton <reply1234@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2012-08-26 18:54 +0100
  Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-08-25 20:39 +0200
    Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2012-08-25 14:07 -0700
      Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yahoo.de> - 2012-08-26 11:23 +0200
      Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-08-26 11:27 +0200
        Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2012-08-26 06:26 -0700
          Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2012-08-26 08:48 -0700
          Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-08-26 20:55 +0200
          Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-08-26 20:50 +0000
            Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2012-08-26 21:30 +0000
              Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-08-26 22:29 +0000
            Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-08-26 23:32 +0200
              Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-08-26 22:39 +0000
                Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-08-27 04:23 +0200
            Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2012-08-27 11:09 -0600
              Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2012-08-28 02:14 +0200
                Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-08-28 14:53 +0200
                Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2012-08-28 11:29 -0600
  Re: Sum of several fields using parseInt differs from that of using a calculator "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2012-08-25 12:44 -0700

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