1.1.7 • Published 4 years ago
from-string v1.1.7
from-string
Converting string data into its corresponding javascript types
Table of contents
General info
from-string allows to change string representations of arrays, numbers, booleans into its corresponding values. I.e. having "2" it will result with 2 returned.
function: parse(stringValue)
var number2 = theModule.parse("2");
var number222 = theModule.parse("2.22");| Kind | Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argument | stringValue | string | Required. String data that will be converted to corresponding data type value |
| Returns | object|array|string|number|boolean | Object or type representing given string value |
Mappings
| Sample Input | Result Type | Result |
|---|---|---|
| "2" | number | 2 |
| "2.3" | number | 2.3 |
| ".2" | number | 0.2 |
| "testing one two three" | string | "testing one two three" |
| undefined | undefined | undefined |
| null | undefined | undefined |
| "1,2,3" | array<number> | 1,2,3 |
| ""a","b","c"" | array<string> | "a","b","c" |
| "false" | boolean | false |
| "true" | boolean | true |