# Delete all string values

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-all-string-values/9005>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [14 March 2019 21:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-all-string-values/9005 "2019-03-14T21:25:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![niclas.w82](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/niclas.w82/32/31813_2.png) [@niclas.w82](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/niclas.w82)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2019 21:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-all-string-values/9005/1 "2019-03-14T21:25:06Z")

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Hi. Is there som easy way to just let number pass? Just want numbers in the debug window?

 ![34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/4/47d07814e2f152c112c9b79dc67d4c0d4e0f12ae.png)

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2019 21:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-all-string-values/9005/2 "2019-03-14T21:31:05Z")

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function node:

```auto
if(typeof msg.payload == 'number'){
    return msg;
}

```

Or switch node as @dceejay shows, same same but same 🤠

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2019 21:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-all-string-values/9005/3 "2019-03-14T21:31:22Z")

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Hi use a switch node configured to check for type of number

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/3/30cfdbf04cb37409a1301f4507c4760b149c6419.png)

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**Author:** ![niclas.w82](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/niclas.w82/32/31813_2.png) [@niclas.w82](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/niclas.w82)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2019 21:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-all-string-values/9005/4 "2019-03-14T21:52:10Z")

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Thanks!! Worked perfect