The behavior of javascript is not always your expected

Let's raise the issue '07 + 08 = 07' firstly from this guy's article.

var a = '07';
var b = '08'

alert(a + b); //'0708';

OK. We knew the result. What we will do is using the 'parseInt' method.

var a = '07';
var b = '08'

alert(parseInt(a) + parseInt(b)); //'07';

The result is not our expected this time.

So boys give a lot of solutions. solution 1:

var a = '07';
var b = '08'

alert(parseInt(a, 10) + parseInt(b, 10)); //'15';

solution 2:

var a = '07';
var b = '08'

alert(Number(a) + Number(b)); //'15';

I like this solution. If the variable is a number, transform it to 'Number' directly to keep it safe. If the variable is a string, transform it to 'String' directly. The same issue occurred in Date function too.

var d = new Date(2009, 08, 02); //It's 2nd of JULY

The reason.

year Integer value representing the year. For compatibility (in order to avoid the Y2K problem), you should always specify the year in full; use 1998, rather than 98. month Integer value representing the month, beginning with 0 for January to 11 for December. date Integer value representing the day of the month (1-31).