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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink92•8 days agoIt’s because parseInt is expecting a string, so the decimal gets converted to a string, and 0.0000005.toString() returns 5e-7.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•8 days agoMore like javascript L, even python would throw a TypeError for this example.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink29•edit-28 days agoAnd to further expand on that, if you do pass in a sting string, it handles it correctly. > parseInt('0.0000005') 0
It’s because parseInt is expecting a string, so the decimal gets converted to a string, and
0.0000005.toString()returns5e-7.Common Dynamic Typing L
More like javascript L, even python would throw a TypeError for this example.
And to further expand on that, if you do pass in a
stingstring, it handles it correctly.> parseInt('0.0000005') 0What if I pass in a Stewart Copeland?
😆 I’ll be watching you…
or a Honda civic