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minus-square@danda@lemmy.ziplinkfedilink0•5 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@spizzat2@lemm.eelinkfedilink0•5 days agoAnd to further expand on that, if you do pass in a sting, it handles it correctly. > parseInt('0.0000005') 0
minus-square@AnotherPenguin@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish0•5 days agoMore like javascript L, even python would throw a TypeError for this example.
It’s because parseInt is expecting a string, so the decimal gets converted to a string, and
0.0000005.toString()returns5e-7.And to further expand on that, if you do pass in a sting, it handles it correctly.
> parseInt('0.0000005') 0What if I pass in a Sterwart Copeland?
or a Honda civic
😆 I’ll be watching you…
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More like javascript L, even python would throw a TypeError for this example.