# How to get a mid-point value form a msg.payload

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**Created:** [30 October 2021 05:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-a-mid-point-value-form-a-msg-payload/52962 "2021-10-30T05:16:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2021 05:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-a-mid-point-value-form-a-msg-payload/52962/1 "2021-10-30T05:16:18Z")

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(Brain failure)

I get a `msg.payload` and it looks something like:  
`rgb,6,0,0,0`

How do I parse the `6` in that - and make it a number.  
I'm guessing that will be with `parseInt()`

But I can't for the life of me remember the command to _split_ the payload and get the `6`.

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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:** [30 October 2021 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-a-mid-point-value-form-a-msg-payload/52962/2 "2021-10-30T05:34:35Z")

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Short version

```auto
msg.output = parseInt(msg.payload.split(",")[1])

return msg;

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2021 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-a-mid-point-value-form-a-msg-payload/52962/3 "2021-11-13T05:34:54Z")

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