parseInt method

Hi,
I have the following code that does not run when I use the parseInt method:

Am I using the method right?

Thanks.

indexOf returns a number, so why are you using parseInt to start with?

Eric

Regular Expression may be easier:

Eric

Eric,
Thanks for the reply. I am not sure if reg exps are right for my requirement. The string that I am searching looks like this 'xyz - 34534, y.5'.
I need to fetch the integer between the hyphen and the comma. This integer is of variable length. The only things that remain constant in this string are the hyphen and comma.

Thanks.

That sounds like a textbook case for a regular expression.

Only thing you would need to change is

and

The regular expression will yank it out for you. Test it out!

Eric

Eric,
Thanks! I didn't check the thread and I found that this works too:

I would just be careful with the look ahead since IE can be buggy with it. I am not sure if older versions of IE support it.

Eric

Thanks!