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JavaScript

Posted by ja5on
ja5on
10,338 Points

parseFloat has knocked out my units value

https://w.trhou.se/khlc8uxhe2

1 Answer

jb30
jb30
44,806 Points

parseFloat tries to parse the string until it reaches an invalid value, such as "S", then returns the float it has parsed before the invalid value.

If you are able to modify the getArea function, you could round the area before returning the string. If you need the unrounded area, you could return the array [area, units], then print out the answer string using 

let myCalc = getArea(10.5, 28.2, "Sq ft");
console.log(`${myCalc[0].toFixed(2)} ${myCalc[1]}`);

If you want to avoid modifying the getArea function, you could use the split function and do

myCalc = myCalc.split(" ")
myCalc[0] = parseFloat(myCalc[0]).toFixed(2);
console.log(myCalc.join(" "));

You could also use regular expressions to get the number part of myCalc.

ja5on
ja5on
10,338 Points

I got the first method you suggested to work thank you very much.