Question

How to extract a float from a string in JavaScript

Answer 1

const text = "The price is 148.95 dollars";
const floatRegex = /[-+]?\d*\.\d+|\d+/;
const match = text.match(floatRegex);

if (match) {
    const number = parseFloat(match[0]);
    console.log("Extracted float:", number);
}


 
/*
run:
     
Extracted float: 148.95
      
*/

 

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