# String to number

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/string-to-number/988>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 June 2018 15:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/string-to-number/988 "2018-06-21T15:25:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [12 September 2020 15:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/string-to-number/988/20 "2020-09-12T15:12:54Z")

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> [@877](#):
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> could not get parseFloat() working for some reason.

What did you try?

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