# Easy function question

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/easy-function-question/35762>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [11 November 2020 20:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/easy-function-question/35762 "2020-11-11T20:13:28Z")\
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Surround the assignment value with parseInt()

```auto
msg.payload = [{temp: parseInt(msg.payload.eta.value[0].$.strValue)},{room: "aussen"}]

```

Ps,

Hi, in order to make code more readable and importable it is important to surround your code with three backticks  
`````  
`like this`  
`````

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See this post for more details - [How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)

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