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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Random Number Challenge, Part II Solution

Mark Bacolcol
Mark Bacolcol
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Posted by Mark Bacolcol
Mark Bacolcol
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Is "20" treated as a number?

A number within a string (isNaN("20")) runs false for me and the function returns an appropriate value. I tried using "20test" as a parameter and received an error as expected. So does JS treat strings with only numbers, as numbers?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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This isNAN function performs a type coercion on the argument if it is not a number. Since "20" can be successfully converted to the value 20, it is tested as such.

If you want to test if something is not a number without coercion, try "if (typeof <myvalue> != "number)"

And if you are testing specifically for the value "NaN", you can use Number.isNaN() instead of plain isNaN()