var myInt = parseInt("10.256"); //10 var myFloat = parseFloat("10.256"); //10.256
let theInt = parseInt("5.90123"); //5 let theFloat = parseFloat("5.90123"); //5.90123
var x = parseInt("1000", 10); // you want to use radix 10 // so you get a decimal number even with a leading 0 and an old browser ([IE8, Firefox 20, Chrome 22 and older][1])
var x = Number("1000")