String Parsing

Strings cannot be directly converted to another data type, but strings can represent…

What does it mean to parse a string?

Strings cannot be directly converted to another data type, but strings can represent various data types.

Parsing a string is the process of iterating through it's characters and transforming the string into a different type.

// parseInt and parseFloat are global in JavaScript
let age = parseInt("24");
let price = parseFloat("3.95");

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Updated September 27, 2026